Intro: C G Am (4x)
verse 1
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I stopped in Statesville for you
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When I could’ve driven straight through
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But the call from the exit was loud
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And I gave in too proud to be scared by the boo
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I stopped in Statesville for you
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Oooh oooh oooh
verse 2
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Where they tore down the high school last year
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And the line between fiction and fact isn’t clear
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Someone told me old Dooley was hung on the hill
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You can’t always believe what you hear
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They tore down the high school last year
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Oooh oooh oooh
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Oooh oooh oooh
verse 3
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I’ve always had reason to roam
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If we’d ever met then, you would’ve known
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But my plan for this trip was in three, stand up, smile
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And leave Carolina alone
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Leave Carolina alone
verse 4
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But I stopped in Statesville for you
C G Am
When I should’ve driven straight through
C G Am
But the call from the exit was loud
C G Am
And I gave in too proud to be scared by the boo
C G Am C G Am
I stopped in Statesville for you