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Version 1[Verse] A D A D A Well, I won-der how the old folks are at home A A7 D D/E Well, I won-der if they miss me when I'm gone D A G F#7 I won-der if they pray, for their boy who went a-way B7 E7 D/F# E7 And left his dear old par-ents all a-lone... [Chorus] A D A D A You could hear the cat-tle low-ing in the lane, A A7 D D/E You could al-most see the fields of blue-grass green. D A G F#7 You could al-most hear them cry, as they kis-sed their boy good-bye, B7 E7 A D A I won-der how the old folks are at home. [Verse] A D A D A Just a vill-age and a home-stead on the farm, A A7 D D/E And a mot-her's love to shield you from all harm; D A G F#7 A mot-her's love so true, and a sweet-heart brave and true, B7 E7 D/F# E7 A vill-age and a home-stead on the farm. [Chorus] A D A D A You could hear the cat-tle low-ing in the lane, A A7 D D/E You could al-most see the fields of blue-grass green. D A G F#7 You could al-most hear them cry, as they kis-sed their boy good-bye, B7 E7 A D A I won-der how the old folks are at home. [Chorus] A D A D A You could hear the cat-tle low-ing in the lane, A A7 D D/E You could al-most see the fields of blue-grass green. D A G F#7 You could al-most hear them cry, as they kis-sed their boy good-bye, B7 E7 A D A I won-der how the old folks are at home.