Chords for Hazel Dickens & Phyllis Boyens - "West Virginia, My Home" [Live at Folklife Festival 1978]

Tempo:
140.9 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Fm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Hazel Dickens & Phyllis Boyens - "West Virginia, My Home" [Live at Folklife Festival 1978] chords
Start Jamming...
[D]
I'm Hazel Dickens.
I'd like to sing a couple songs for you.
Thank you
[N]
And this is a song that I [E] wrote about my home state West Virginia, and it's [Gb] called West Virginia my home
[Eb] Okay West Virginia
[Ab] My home West [Eb] Virginia Yes
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[C] [Bb]
I
[Eb]
[Ab] Remember
But
[Eb] I can't [Bb] remember [Gm] where [Eb] I come from West Virginia
[Ab] West [Eb] Virginia
Yes, where I [Bb] belong
[Ab] In [Eb] the dead of the night in [Bb] the still and the [Ab] quiet I slip away like a bird and fly back [Eb] to the [Bb] hill
The place that I [Eb] call home
For
[Ab] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab] the leaving
[Eb] And this life I have's not one I've [Bb] had long
Let [Eb] me live love let me cry [Ab] oh just let me die
Among [Eb] the friends who [Bb]
remember
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] Home Home Home Home
I can see it so clear in [Bb] my mind
[Ab] Home
Home
[Eb]
Home
I must smell the [Bb] honeysuckle vine
[Fm] [Eb] In the dead of the night in the still and the [Ab] quiet I slip away like a bird and fly back [Eb] to the hill
[Bb] The place that I [Gb]
call [Ab] home
[Eb]
[Ab]
[N] [Fm]
[Eb] [N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To start learning Various Artists - Hazel Dickens Performs West Virginia, My Home At The 1978 Smithsonian Folklife Festival chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, Eb, Ab, Eb, Bb and Ab in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 70 BPM before aiming for the song's 141 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Eb Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm Hazel Dickens.
I'd like to sing a couple songs for you.
Thank you
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
And _ this is a song that I [E] wrote about my home state West Virginia, _ and it's [Gb] called West Virginia my home _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Okay _ West Virginia _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] My home _ _ _ West _ [Eb] Virginia _ Yes
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
I
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ Remember
But _
_ [Eb] I can't [Bb] remember _ _ [Gm] where [Eb] I come from _ _ _ West Virginia _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ West _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ Virginia
Yes, where I [Bb] belong _ _ _ _
[Ab] In [Eb] the dead of the night in [Bb] the still and the [Ab] quiet I slip away like a bird and fly back [Eb] to the [Bb] hill
The place that I [Eb] call home _ _ _
For _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] the leaving _ _
_ _ [Eb] And this life I have's not one I've [Bb] had long _ _
_ Let [Eb] me live love let me cry _ [Ab] _ oh just let me die
Among [Eb] the friends who [Bb]
remember
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Home Home Home Home _
_ _ I can see it so clear in [Bb] my mind _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ Home _ _
Home
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Home
I must smell the _ [Bb] honeysuckle vine _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] In the dead of the night in the still and the [Ab] quiet I slip away like a bird and fly back [Eb] to the _ hill
[Bb] The place that I _ _ [Gb] _
call _ [Ab] home _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _

You may also like to play