Intro
[Am] [G] [C] [Dm] [Am]
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
Chorus
[Am] [G] [C]
Now I’m west of West Virginia
[Dm] [Am]
Moving on through Tennessee
[F] [C]
And the miles of misty memories
[G] [Am]
Back to 1953
Verse 1
[F] [C]
Daddy moved to Cincinnati
[G] [Am]
Spent his life on the factory line
[F] [C]
But we never left West Virginia
[Dm] [Am]
In our hearts and in our minds
[F] [C]
Better get your things in order
[G] [Am]
That’s what the doctor said
[F] [C]
But I won’t spend my final hours
[Dm] [Am]
In some cold and lonely bed
Chorus
[Am] [G] [C]
Now I’m west of West Virginia
[Dm] [Am]
Moving on through Tennessee
[F] [C]
And the miles of misty memories
[G] [Am]
Back to 1953
Interlude
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[F] [C] [G] [Am]
Verse 2
[F] [C]
There’s a well beside the garden
[G] [Am]
Where my daddy plowed the rows
[F] [C]
And I drew the sparkling water
[Dm] [Am]
How many times nobody knows.
[F] [C]
There's a field where Bobby Baker
[G] [Am]
Fought for the hand of Ellen Black
[F] [C]
I didn't know when he enlisted
[Dm] [Am]
That he wasn’t coming back
Chorus
[Am] [G] [C]
Now I’m west of West Virginia
[Dm] [Am]
Moving on through Tennessee
[F] [C]
And the miles of misty memories
[G] [Am]
Back to 1953
Interlude
[Am] [G] [C] [Dm] [Am]
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
Hook
[F] N.C. [C] N.C.
Through the tears of my dear Jenny
[G] N.C. [Am] N.C.
The doctor softly said he’s gone
[F] N.C. [C] N.C.
Now I’m west of West Virginia
[Dm] N.C. [Am] N.C.
And I'm finally moving on
Outro
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[F] [C] [G] [Am]
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[F] [C] [G] [Am]
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