B           A      E
I went back to Ohio
B           A      E
But my city was gone
B           A      E
There was no train station
B           A      E
There was no downtown
B           A      E
South Howard had disappeared
B           A      E
All my favorite places
B           A      E
My city had been pulled down
B           A      E
Reduced to parking spaces


[Chorus]
B                        E 
Ay, oh, way to go, Ohio

[Guitar Solo]
B A E  x 4

[Verse 2]
B           A      E
Well, I went back to Ohio
B           A      E
But my family was gone
B           A      E
I stood on the back porch
B           A      E
There was nobody home
B           A      E
I was stunned and amazed
B           A      E
My childhood memories
B           A      E
Slowly swirled past
B           A      E
Like the wind through the trees


[Chorus]
B                       E
Ay, oh, way to go, Ohio


[Guitar Solo]
B  A  E  x 8

[Verse 3]
B           A      E
I went back to Ohio
B           A      E
But my pretty countryside
B           A      E
Had been paved down the middle
B           A      E
By a government that had no pride
B           A      E
The farms of Ohio
B           A      E
Had been replaced by shopping malls
B           A      E
And Muzak filled the air
B           A      E
From Seneca to Cuyahoga Falls


[Chorus]
B                            E 
Said, ay, oh, way to go, Ohio