G
Pack the sofa
             C
And pack the old arm chair
         G
Tell the china
           A7    D
To ask the silverware
           G
To pray we find that
     C
They speak the language there
             G   D       G
And say good-bye to Carolina

[Verse 2]
          G
Leave the puppies
              C
And leave the old porch swing
            G
Tell the children
               A7   D
We're bringing everything
             G
And tell the picture
          C
Of Martin Luther King
             G   D       G
And say good-bye to Carolina

[Bridge]
   C                    G
Go west young man while you still can
  C                   G
Before you're old and gray
   C               G
Go west and make a better life
     A7                    D
Than you could if you stayed

[Verse 3]
             G
So tell your family
              C
And tell your friends good-bye
           G
Say you'll write them
              A7      D
And keep them on your mind
               G
And say you'll see them
         C
Whenever someone dies
              G   D       G
And says good-bye to Carolina

[Verse 4]
          G
Leave the puppies
              C
And leave the old porch swing
         G
Tell the children
             A7    D
We're leaving everything
           G
Except the picture
          C
Of Martin Luther King
             G   D       G
And say good-bye to Carolina

[Bridge]
   C                    G
Go west young man while you still can
  C                      G
Before you're out of time
    C              G
And you can always come back home
  A7                D
Tomorrow if you like

[Verse 5]
            G
Wave to the tractor
           C
And to the tractor shed
           G
And to the milk cow
              A7      D
That kicked me in the head
          G
I can't remember
           C
But was it I who said
     G   D      G
Good-bye to Carolina