{title: Carry Me Back To Old Virginny}
{artist: Misc Traditional}
{meta: imported_credit Misc Traditional}
{composer: James A. Bland}
{lyricist: James A. Bland}
{meta: source https://www.jasonpaul.net/songs/carry-me-back-to-old-virginny/}
{capo: 0}
{c: Intro}
[D]

{c: Verse 1}
C[D]arry me back to [G]old Virg[D]inny.
Th[D]ere's where the cotton and c[E7]orn and taters gr[A7]ow.
Th[D]ere's where the birds warble sw[G]eet in the spr[D]ing-time.
Th[D]ere's where this heart of m[A7]ine, does long to g[D]o.

{c: Verse 2}
C[D]arry me back to [G]old Virg[D]inny,
Th[D]ere let me live till I w[E7]ither and de[A7]cay.
Lo[D]ng by the old Dismal Sw[G]amp have I wan[D]dered,
Th[D]at's where this life of m[A7]ine will pass aw[D]ay.

{c: Verse 3}
T[A7]here's where I labored so h[D]ard for my father
d[D]ay after day in the f[E7]ield of yellow c[A7]orn
N[D]o place on earth do I l[G]ove more sinc[D]erely
th[D]en old Virginny, the st[A7]ate where I was b[D]orn,

{c: Verse 4}
C[D]arry me back to [G]old Virg[D]inny;
th[D]ere let me live till I w[E7]ither and dec[A7]ay.
L[D]ong by the old, dismal sw[G]amp have I w[D]andered;
th[D]ere's where this old life of m[A7]ine will pass aw[D]ay.

{c: Verse 5}
F[A7]ather and mother have l[D]ong gone before me,
S[D]oon we will meet on that br[E7]ight and golden sh[A7]ore.
Th[D]ere we'll be happy and fr[G]ee from all s[D]orrow,
[D]And there we'll meet, and we'll n[A7]ever part no m[D]ore.