Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
James A. Bland, arr. Ray Charles
Intro: [G7]
Carry me back to old Virginny.
[C] [E] [F] [F#]o
There's where the cotton and corn and taters grow.
[G/C] [A]- [D] [G]
That's where the birds warble sweet in the spring-time.
[C] [E] [F] [F#]o
That's where this heart of mine, longs to go.
[G/C] [A] [D] [G] [C]
Carry me back to old Virginny,
[C] [E] [F] [F#]o
There let me live till I wither and decay.
[G/C] [A]- [D] [G]
Long by the old Dismal Swamp have I wandered,
[C] [E] [F] [F#]o
That's where this life of mine will pass away.
[G/C] [A] [D] [G] [C]
Mother and father have gone before me,
[C] [E] [F] [F#]o
Soon we will meet on that bright and golden shore.
[G/C] [A]- [D] [G]
There we'll be happy and free from all sorrow,
[C] [E] [F] [F#]o
And there we'll meet, and part no more.
[G/C] [A] [D] [G] [C]
***Now I know the meaning of the phrase "Virginia is for lovers." I've fallen head
over heels for the state.***
