Chords for Hazel Dickens - "West Virginia, My Home" [Live at Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003]
Tempo:
110 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Dm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Dm] [Eb]
[D] With Virginia, oh [G] my home, [D] with Virginia, where [A] I belong.
[D]
The flood and the spill and the flood, [G] I slip away like a bird in [Em] flight [D] back
[A] [D] home.
[G]
The [D] sea laughs about God, the best [A] of me,
[D]
so free, [G] what I want, what I want.
[D]
[A] With [D] Virginia, oh [G] my home, [D] with Virginia, where I [A] belong.
[D] The bed of the night and the steel and [F] the quiet, [G] I slip away like a bird in [D] flight back
[A] [D] home.
[G]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[A] [D]
The sea laughs [G] about God,
[D]
[A]
[D] the best of me, so free, [G] what I want, [D] what I [A] want.
With Virginia, oh [D]
my home, with Virginia,
[G]
[D]
where I [A] belong.
[D]
The bed of the night and the steel and the quiet, [G]
I slip away like a bird in flight [D] back home.
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
Oh, I'm a prairie [A] mama,
[D] [G]
oh, [D]
I'm a sand honey.
[A]
The [D] bed of the night and the quiet, [G] I slip away like a bird in [D] flight back home.
The [A] place that [D] I belong.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[N]
[D] With Virginia, oh [G] my home, [D] with Virginia, where [A] I belong.
[D]
The flood and the spill and the flood, [G] I slip away like a bird in [Em] flight [D] back
[A] [D] home.
[G]
The [D] sea laughs about God, the best [A] of me,
[D]
so free, [G] what I want, what I want.
[D]
[A] With [D] Virginia, oh [G] my home, [D] with Virginia, where I [A] belong.
[D] The bed of the night and the steel and [F] the quiet, [G] I slip away like a bird in [D] flight back
[A] [D] home.
[G]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[A] [D]
The sea laughs [G] about God,
[D]
[A]
[D] the best of me, so free, [G] what I want, [D] what I [A] want.
With Virginia, oh [D]
my home, with Virginia,
[G]
[D]
where I [A] belong.
[D]
The bed of the night and the steel and the quiet, [G]
I slip away like a bird in flight [D] back home.
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
Oh, I'm a prairie [A] mama,
[D] [G]
oh, [D]
I'm a sand honey.
[A]
The [D] bed of the night and the quiet, [G] I slip away like a bird in [D] flight back home.
The [A] place that [D] I belong.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[N]
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[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ With _ Virginia, _ _ _ oh [G] my home, _ _ _ _ [D] with Virginia, _ _ where [A] I belong. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
The flood and the spill and the flood, [G] I slip away like a bird in [Em] flight [D] back _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The [D] sea laughs about God, the best [A] of me, _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ so free, [G] what I want, _ what I want.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ With [D] _ Virginia, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ oh [G] my _ _ home, _ [D] with Virginia, _ _ _ where I [A] belong.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The bed of the night and the steel and [F] the quiet, [G] I slip _ away like a bird in [D] flight back _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] home. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The sea laughs _ _ [G] about God, _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ the best of me, so _ free, _ _ [G] _ _ _ what I want, _ _ [D] _ what I [A] want.
With Virginia, _ _ oh [D] _ _ _
my home, with Virginia, _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
where _ I [A] belong. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
The bed of the night and the steel and the quiet, [G] _ _ _
I slip away like a bird in flight [D] _ back home.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, I'm _ _ a prairie [A] mama, _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ oh, _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm a sand honey.
_ _ [A] _ _
The _ _ _ [D] _ bed of the night _ and the quiet, [G] I _ slip away like a bird in [D] flight back home.
The _ [A] place that [D] I belong. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ With _ Virginia, _ _ _ oh [G] my home, _ _ _ _ [D] with Virginia, _ _ where [A] I belong. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
The flood and the spill and the flood, [G] I slip away like a bird in [Em] flight [D] back _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The [D] sea laughs about God, the best [A] of me, _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ so free, [G] what I want, _ what I want.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ With [D] _ Virginia, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ oh [G] my _ _ home, _ [D] with Virginia, _ _ _ where I [A] belong.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] The bed of the night and the steel and [F] the quiet, [G] I slip _ away like a bird in [D] flight back _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] home. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The sea laughs _ _ [G] about God, _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ the best of me, so _ free, _ _ [G] _ _ _ what I want, _ _ [D] _ what I [A] want.
With Virginia, _ _ oh [D] _ _ _
my home, with Virginia, _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
where _ I [A] belong. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
The bed of the night and the steel and the quiet, [G] _ _ _
I slip away like a bird in flight [D] _ back home.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, I'm _ _ a prairie [A] mama, _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ oh, _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm a sand honey.
_ _ [A] _ _
The _ _ _ [D] _ bed of the night _ and the quiet, [G] I _ slip away like a bird in [D] flight back home.
The _ [A] place that [D] I belong. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _