Key: D
Introduction:
D A G D
Fairer than the golden morning,
A G A
Gentle as the tongue can tell,
D A G D
Was our little laughing darling,
D A D
Sweet Virginia Belle.
A G D
Bright Virginia Belle!
G D A
Our dear Virginia Belle!
D A
She bereft us
G D
When she left us,
A D
Sweet Virginia Belle!
D A G D
How we used to roam together
A G A
O'er the mountain, through the dell,
D A G D
In the smiles of springtime weather,
A D
Sweet Virginia Belle.
A G D
Bright Virginia Belle!
G D A
Our dear Virginia Belle!
D A
She bereft us
G D
When she left us,
A D
Sweet Virginia Belle!
D A G D
She was lithe as any fairy,
A G A
Winning hearts with fairy spell,
D A G D
Tripping with a footstep airy,
A D
Sweet Virginia Belle!
A G D
Bright Virginia Belle!
G D A
Our dear Virginia Belle!
D A
She bereft us
G D
When she left us,
A D
Sweet Virginia Belle!
E B A E
While her life was in its morning
B A B
Came a sad and solemn knell,
E B A E
She was taken without warning,
B E
Sweet Virginia Belle!
B A E
Bright Virginia Belle!
A E B
Our dear Virginia Belle!
E B
She bereft us
A E
When she left us,
B E
Sweet Virginia Belle!