{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1730752,"song":"West Virginia My Home","artist":"Hazel Dickens","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11369415-west-virginia-my-home-chords-by-hazel-dickens/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1730752?type=chord","rating":4.71891,"votes":32,"content":"WEST VIRGINIA MY HOME\r\nby Hazel Dickens\r\nAlbum: A Few Old Memories (1987)\r\n\r\nHazel Dickens (1925-2011) was considered a pioneer among women in bluegrass music.\r\nShe was a feminist and a pro-union singer, famous for her political positions as much as her songs.\r\nIf you have a mandolin, now would be a good time to play it!\r\n\r\nCapo on 1st fret\r\nOriginal in D#\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]G[/ch]   |[ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]A[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWest Virginia, oh my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWest Virginia's where I belong[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI slip away like a bird in flight[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBack to those hills, the place that I call home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's been years now since I left there[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd this city life's about got the best of me[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can't remember why I left so free what I wanted to do, what I wanted to see,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I can sure remember where I come from.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWest Virginia, oh my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWest Virginia's where I belong[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI slip away like a bird in flight[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBack to those hills, the place that I call home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Mandolin & Dobro Solo]\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]G[/ch]   |[ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]A[/ch]   |[ch]A[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]G[/ch]   |[ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]A[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell I paid the price for the leavin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd this life I have is not one I thought I'd find[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell let me live, love, let my cry, when I go just let me die[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAmong the friends who'll remember when I'm gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWest Virginia, oh my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWest Virginia's where I belong[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI slip away like a bird in flight[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBack to those hills, the place that I call home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHome, home, home, oh I can see it so clear in my mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHome, home, home, I can almost smell the honeysuckle vines[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Ending Chorus] (partial)\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Daug[/ch]\r\nIn the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI slip away like a bird in flight[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBack to those hills, the place that I call home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nHome[/tab]","plain_text":"WEST VIRGINIA MY HOME\nby Hazel Dickens\nAlbum: A Few Old Memories (1987)\n\nHazel Dickens (1925-2011) was considered a pioneer among women in bluegrass music.\nShe was a feminist and a pro-union singer, famous for her political positions as much as her songs.\nIf you have a mandolin, now would be a good time to play it!\n\nCapo on 1st fret\nOriginal in D#\n\n[Intro]\n|D   |D   |G   |G   |\n|D   |A   |D   |D   |\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Mandolin & Dobro Solo]\n|D   |D   |G   |G   |\n|D   |D   |A   |A   |\n|D   |D   |G   |G   |\n|D   |A   |D   |D   |\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n[Ending Chorus] (partial)","chords":["A","D","G","D7","Daug"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}