Chords for CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY - 1873 - Performed By Tom Roush
Tempo:
159.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [E] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [D]
Carry me back [G] to old [D] Virginia.
There's where [Bm] the cotton and [E] the corn and [A] taters grow.
[D]
There's where the birds warble [G]
sweet in [D] the springtime.
There's where [Bm] the old [A] darkest heart [D] longed to go.
[A]
There's where I labored [D] so hard for old Massa,
day [Bm] after day [E] in the field of yellow [A] corn.
[D] No place on earth do [G] I love more [D] sincerely
than [Bm] old Virginia, [A] the state where I [D] was born.
Carry me back [G] to old [D] Virginia.
There's where [Bm] the cotton and [E] the corn and [A] taters grow.
[D]
There's where the birds [G] warble sweet in [D] the springtime.
There's where [Bm] this old darkest [A] heart longed [D] to go.
[G]
[D]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
[Bm] [A]
[D]
Carry me back [G] to old [D] Virginia.
There let me [Bm]
live till [E] I wither and [A] decay.
[D] Long by the old [G] dismal swamp have [D] I wandered.
There's where [Bm] this old darkest [A] life will pass [D]
away.
[A] Massa and Mrs.
[D] have long gone before me.
Soon we [Bm] will meet on [E] that bright and golden [A] shore.
[D] There we'll be happy [G] and free from [D] all sorrow.
There's where [Bm] we'll meet and [A] we'll never [D] part no more.
[B] [E] Carry me back [A] to old [E] Virginia.
There's where [C#m] the cotton and [F#] the corn and taters [B] grow.
[E]
There's where the birds warble [A] sweet in [E] the springtime.
There's where [C#m] this old [B] darkest heart longed [E] to go.
[N]
[G] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [E] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [D]
Carry me back [G] to old [D] Virginia.
There's where [Bm] the cotton and [E] the corn and [A] taters grow.
[D]
There's where the birds warble [G]
sweet in [D] the springtime.
There's where [Bm] the old [A] darkest heart [D] longed to go.
[A]
There's where I labored [D] so hard for old Massa,
day [Bm] after day [E] in the field of yellow [A] corn.
[D] No place on earth do [G] I love more [D] sincerely
than [Bm] old Virginia, [A] the state where I [D] was born.
Carry me back [G] to old [D] Virginia.
There's where [Bm] the cotton and [E] the corn and [A] taters grow.
[D]
There's where the birds [G] warble sweet in [D] the springtime.
There's where [Bm] this old darkest [A] heart longed [D] to go.
[G]
[D]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
[Bm] [A]
[D]
Carry me back [G] to old [D] Virginia.
There let me [Bm]
live till [E] I wither and [A] decay.
[D] Long by the old [G] dismal swamp have [D] I wandered.
There's where [Bm] this old darkest [A] life will pass [D]
away.
[A] Massa and Mrs.
[D] have long gone before me.
Soon we [Bm] will meet on [E] that bright and golden [A] shore.
[D] There we'll be happy [G] and free from [D] all sorrow.
There's where [Bm] we'll meet and [A] we'll never [D] part no more.
[B] [E] Carry me back [A] to old [E] Virginia.
There's where [C#m] the cotton and [F#] the corn and taters [B] grow.
[E]
There's where the birds warble [A] sweet in [E] the springtime.
There's where [C#m] this old [B] darkest heart longed [E] to go.
[N]
Key:
D
A
Bm
G
E
D
A
Bm
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Carry me _ back [G] to _ old [D] Virginia. _ _ _
There's where [Bm] the cotton and [E] the corn and [A] taters grow.
_ _ [D] _
There's where the birds warble [G]
sweet in [D] the springtime. _ _
There's where [Bm] the old [A] darkest heart [D] longed to go.
_ _ [A] _
There's where I _ labored [D] so hard for old _ Massa, _
day [Bm] after day [E] in the field of yellow [A] _ corn.
_ [D] No place on earth do [G] I love more [D] sincerely _ _ _
than [Bm] old Virginia, _ [A] the state where I [D] was born.
_ Carry _ me _ back [G] to _ old [D] Virginia. _ _ _
There's where [Bm] the cotton and [E] the corn and [A] taters grow.
_ _ [D] _
There's where the birds [G] warble sweet in [D] the _ springtime. _
There's where [Bm] this old darkest [A] heart longed [D] to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Carry _ me back [G] to _ old [D] Virginia.
_ _ _ There let me [Bm] _
live till [E] I wither and [A] decay. _
_ _ [D] _ Long by the old [G] dismal swamp have [D] I wandered.
_ _ There's where [Bm] this old darkest [A] life will pass [D] _
away.
_ [A] _ _ Massa and Mrs.
[D] have long gone before me.
_ Soon we [Bm] will meet on [E] that bright and golden [A] shore.
_ _ [D] _ There we'll be happy [G] and free from [D] all sorrow.
_ _ _ There's where [Bm] we'll meet and [A] we'll never [D] part no _ more.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] Carry me _ _ back [A] to _ old [E] Virginia. _ _ _
There's where [C#m] the cotton and [F#] the corn and taters [B] grow.
_ _ [E] _
There's where the birds warble [A] sweet in [E] the springtime. _ _
There's where [C#m] this old [B] darkest heart longed [E] to go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Carry me _ back [G] to _ old [D] Virginia. _ _ _
There's where [Bm] the cotton and [E] the corn and [A] taters grow.
_ _ [D] _
There's where the birds warble [G]
sweet in [D] the springtime. _ _
There's where [Bm] the old [A] darkest heart [D] longed to go.
_ _ [A] _
There's where I _ labored [D] so hard for old _ Massa, _
day [Bm] after day [E] in the field of yellow [A] _ corn.
_ [D] No place on earth do [G] I love more [D] sincerely _ _ _
than [Bm] old Virginia, _ [A] the state where I [D] was born.
_ Carry _ me _ back [G] to _ old [D] Virginia. _ _ _
There's where [Bm] the cotton and [E] the corn and [A] taters grow.
_ _ [D] _
There's where the birds [G] warble sweet in [D] the _ springtime. _
There's where [Bm] this old darkest [A] heart longed [D] to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Carry _ me back [G] to _ old [D] Virginia.
_ _ _ There let me [Bm] _
live till [E] I wither and [A] decay. _
_ _ [D] _ Long by the old [G] dismal swamp have [D] I wandered.
_ _ There's where [Bm] this old darkest [A] life will pass [D] _
away.
_ [A] _ _ Massa and Mrs.
[D] have long gone before me.
_ Soon we [Bm] will meet on [E] that bright and golden [A] shore.
_ _ [D] _ There we'll be happy [G] and free from [D] all sorrow.
_ _ _ There's where [Bm] we'll meet and [A] we'll never [D] part no _ more.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] Carry me _ _ back [A] to _ old [E] Virginia. _ _ _
There's where [C#m] the cotton and [F#] the corn and taters [B] grow.
_ _ [E] _
There's where the birds warble [A] sweet in [E] the springtime. _ _
There's where [C#m] this old [B] darkest heart longed [E] to go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _