Welcome Stranger

Bb F Eb F Bb Bb F I came across the hills and there I saw that old oak tree, Bb where I had kissed and I had left sweet brown-eyed Marilee. Eb I listened and I heard his greenly whispers of then love: Bb F Bb Eb F Bb welcome stranger, welcome at home. Bb F I strolled along the shady ways like I did long ago. Bb The violets were blooming and some people said hello. And there my papa came, Eb his good old hands still full of load. Bb F Bb F# Welcome stranger, welcome at home. B Yes, what I was seeing was wonderful. F# I looked around me and I saw the old house, it was in cracked paint. And all those smoky mountains surrounding me in total. B And I felt life being home. And then suddenly, I knew that I was just daydreaming. E Strange faces, strange houses around me and nobody saying to me: B F# B F welcome stranger, welcome at home. Bb F But there will come a day, the luckiest day in life for me. Bb When I shall cross the hills and meet sweet brown-eyed Marilee. Eb When mama bakes a cake and all those smoky mountains glow: Bb F Bb welcome stranger, welcome at home, Bb F Bb welcome stranger, welcome at home.