The Fields Of Home Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Skaggs
The Fields Of Home
Recorded by Ricky Skaggs
Written by Larry Cordle and Larry Shell
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I remember how I'
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The taste of that old
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hillside
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hot July sun that burned my
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back
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As I walked between the
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rows
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I dreamed of
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places that I'
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go
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Far away
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from the fields of
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home
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A young man longs to get
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away
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And I told Dad I
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would
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remember how I laughed at his
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reply
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He said son someday you'l
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l
long
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To kiss this
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ground
you'r
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e standing on
When there'
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s miles between yo
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u and the fields o
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f
home
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I left before I turned 18
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I set out to
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do big things
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Oh I didn't write o
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r call I thought
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I knew i
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t
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ll
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And for a while I lived it up
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But when I got down
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on my luck
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I started
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longing
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for the
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fields of
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home
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Now 20 years have
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slipped
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But I went back the
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other
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found the weeds had taken Daddy'
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s
farm
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I looked for Gene's ol
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d grocery store
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The road don't run b
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y there no more
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didn't
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ognize the fields o
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f
home
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I left before I turned 18
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I set out to
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do big things
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Oh I didn't write o
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r call I thought
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I knew i
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t
all
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I can't believe how things have changed
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And they won't eve
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r be the same
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wish
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d
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r left th
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e fields o
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home
To
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night I
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long to
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walk the
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fields of
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home
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Fields Of Home?
- The song The Fields Of Home was sang by Ricky Skaggs.
Who is Ricky Skaggs?
- Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo.Skaggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. On January 13, 2021, it was reported that Skaggs had been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump, alongside fellow country musician Toby Keith.
