Tom: C
INTRO: C
CHORUS:
G C
Oh, the green rolling hills of West Virginia
F G
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
C
Though the times are sad and drear
F
And I cannot linger here
C G C
They'll keep me and never let me go
G C
My daddy said, "Don't ever be a miner"
F G
For a miner's grave is all I'll ever own
C
There's hard times everywhere
F
I can't find a dime to spare
C G C
These are the worst times I've ever known
CHORUS:
G C
But the green rolling hills of West Virginia
F G
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
C
Though the times are sad and drear
F
And I cannot linger here
C G C
They'll keep me and never let me go
G C
So, I'll move away into some crowded city
F G
In some northern factory town you'll find me there
C
Though I'll leave the past behind
F
I'll never change my mind
C G C
These troubled times are more than I can bear
CHORUS:
G C
But the green rolling hills of West Virginia
F G
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
C
Though the times are sad and drear
F
And I cannot linger here
C G C
They'll keep me and never let me go
INSTRUMENTAL: C G C F G C F C G C
G C
Someday, I'll go back to West Virginia
F G
To those green, rolling hills I love so well
C
Oh, someday I'll go home
F
And I know I'll right the wrong
C G C
These hard times will follow me no more
CHORUS:
G C
Oh, the green rolling hills of West Virginia
F G
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
C
Though the times are sad and drear
F
And I cannot linger here
C G C
They'll keep me and never let me go
Though the times are sad and drear
F
And I cannot linger here
C G C
They'll keep me and never let me go
