A                G
As time goes by the tales grow taller
      D      A           D
About possum - in Possum Holler.

[Verse 1]
     D         A          D
As a young man - I'd go a-courtin'
        D          A             D
With my sweetheart - named Sally Blair
         G                  D
Down the mountain to Possum Holler
               A                D
Accidently I'd find her waitin' there. (STOP)

[Verse 2]
N.C.           D    A                 D
She'd tell her mama - she was pickin' blossoms
       D         A              D
By the moonlight - so sweet and fair
             G                   D
And I'd tell daddy I'm a-huntin' possum
                         A               D
And take off, friend and slicken down my hair.

[Chorus]
   A                G
As time goes by the tales grow taller
      D      A           D
About possum - in Possum Holler.

[Verse 3]
         D       A           D
Then one evening - in Possum Holler
        D     A                D
Sally's daddy - stopped all my fun
           G                 D
And we got married in Possum Holler
            D          A             D
Just me and Sally, her daddy and his gun. (STOP)

[Verse 4]
N.C.       D   A            D
Now when I see - ol' Possum Holler
          D        A          D
Young and handsome - and a fanfair
             G                           D
Well, I just lean back, ha, and bust out laughin'
                    A                D
'Cause I know there ain't no possums there.

[Chorus]
   A                G
As time goes by the tales grow taller
      D      A           D
About possum - in Possum Holler.
      D      A           D
About possum - in Possum Holler