Key: G
Introduction: G C G C G D G
G D G
'Mid the green fields of Virginia, dear I met you,
D G
where the roses red and white around us grew.
C G
When I held you in my arms and gently kissed you,
D D7
the robins sang the sweetest song we knew.
G C G
I am longing for old Virginia, for old Virginia and you,
D G A D
and I'm hoping the soul within you is longing for me too.
G C G
To Virginia, just like the ivy, my heart clings ever true,
C G D G
and I reckon in the spring I'll bring a little ring to old Virginia and you.
G C G C G D G)
G D G
Though tonight I'm far from you and old Virginia,
D G
I love you as I did that day in June.
C G
And when springtime comes again to old Virginia,
D D7
I'll build a little cottage just for two.
G C G
I am longing for old Virginia, for old Virginia and you,
D G A D
and I'm hoping the soul within you is longing for me too.
G C G
To Virginia, just like the ivy, my heart clings ever true,
C G D G
and I reckon in the spring I'll bring a little ring to old Virginia and you.
G C G C G D G)