Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: D MajorD
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7 D7D7 G+G G+G D MajorD D MajorD
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7 D7D7 G+G G+G D MajorD D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
I met Virginia two summers ago
G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
Up in them mountains teaching school
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
All alone in a one room shack
G+G D MajorD
Teaching the children all she knew
G+G D MajorD
We spent a lot of hours together
C majorC D MajorD
And one day she said she'd love me for all time
C majorC D MajorD
And I'm in love with my Virginia
C majorC D MajorD
And I hope she don't change her mind
Verse 2:
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
We took a trip to Montana
G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
Guess we were looking for gold
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
Never saw a trace of it
G+G D MajorD
But it was everywhere we were told
G+G D MajorD
Worked in a mine
C majorC D MajorD
For thirteen hours every day
C majorC D MajorD
I took one look at my Virginia
C majorC D MajorD
And knew she wasn't meant to live that way
Chorus:
B minorBm A augmentedA F# minorF#m G+G D MajorD
..........the going was rough
B minorBm A augmentedA F# minorF#m G+G D MajorD
..........but she treated me so kind
B minorBm A augmentedA F# minorF#m G+G D MajorD
..........I'm in love with Miss Virginia
C majorC D MajorD
And I hope she don't change her mind, change her mind
Instrumental:
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7 D7D7 G+G G+G D MajorD D MajorD
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7 D7D7 G+G G+G D MajorD D MajorD
G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD D MajorD
Verse 3:
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
Now we're back in Carolina
G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
Up in them Smokies where we belong
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
Never knew why we went away
G+G D MajorD
Can't understand why we were gone
G+G D MajorD
Been with her twenty years
C majorC D MajorD
And all those years she made me feel so fine
C majorC D MajorD
And she still tells me that she loves me
C majorC D MajorD
And I hope she don't change her mind
C majorC D MajorD
And I hope she don't change her mind