Take Me Home, Humboldt Grown
New Lyrics by Greg King and Darryl Cherney
Tune: Country Roads by John Denver
(G) Almost heaven, (Em) Humboldt County
(D) Redwood forest, (C) South Fork of Eel (G) River
Life is slow there, (Em) slower than the trees
(D) Ganga's in the mountains, (C) growing in the (G) breeze
Chorus:
Take me (G) home, Humboldt (D) grown
To a (Em) place CAMP won't (C) come
West of (G) Whitethorn, lower (D) Redway
Take me (C) home, Humboldt (G) grown
All my memories, I have lost them
Since 1980 when I first put my crop in
Sensemilla reaching for the sky
Southern Humboldt moonshine
Smoke gets in my eye
(repeat chorus)
Bridge:
(C) We plant in (D) spring and in the (G) morning hours we water
(C) Radio re-(G) minds me that the (D) feds are on the way
(Em) Helicopters (F) flying makes me (C) glad I harves-(G)ted my light dep
(D) Yesterday, yesterday....(D7)
Copyright 1989, 1994 by Greg King and Darryl Cherney, PO Box 34, Garberville, Ecotopia 95542