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Sweet Virginia Breeze

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[Verse]
GWoke up C/Gthis GmornC/Ging, the Gbreeze C/Gblowin' 'cross my Gface,
GAnd I just C/Ghad to look Gup abC/Gove and Gthank C/Gsomebody for Gthis place,
Because He Am7must've been thinkin' 'bout D7me
When He Am7planted that very first D7dogwood tree,
Am7It's where I want to D7be,
Livin' in the GSweet C/GVirginia GBreeze.
[Verse]
GTake me C/Gout to the GcountC/Gry, it fGeels mighty C/Ggood out Gthere,
GWhen I get C/Gback to the Gcity of the C/Gmonuments,
GIt doesn't C/Gmatter Gwhere
I haAm7ng my hat, it's home to D7me,
ThAm7e Blue Ridge Mountains tend to set me D7free,
Am7It's where I want to D7be,
Livin' in the GSweet C/GVirginia GBreeze. GSweet CVirDginCia GBreeze.
[Bridge]
EmWakes me up in the Am7mornin',
E7sus4Rocks me to B7sleep at Emnight,
EmI've got a red bird singin' on my Am7window sill,
I A7know everything will be D7all right,
Livin' in the GSweet C/GVirginia GBreeze. GSweet CVirDginCia GBreeze.
[Verse]
GJust sittin' C/Gon my bGack porch,
C/GI'm just Gwatchin' the C/Gsun come Gup,
GSweet sC/Gweet VirgGinia Breeze C/Gblowin' Gripples 'cross my C/Gcoffee Gcup,
Because He Am7must've been thinkin' 'bout D7me
When He Am7planted that very first D7dogwood tree,
'Cause Emwhen that breeze comes Am7blowin' through the trees,
You A7know everything will be D7all right,
Livin' in the GSweet C/GVirginia GBreeze. GSweet CVirDginCia GBreeze.
Livin' in the GSweet C/GVirginia GBreeze. GSweet CVirDginCia GBreeze.

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Sweet Virginia Breeze

by Robbin Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/G

Am7

E7sus4

[Verse]

G C/G G C/G G C/G G

Woke up this morning, the breeze blowin' 'cross my face,

G C/G G C/G G C/G G

And I just had to look up above and thank somebody for this place,

Am7 D7

Because He must've been thinkin' 'bout me

Am7 D7

When He planted that very first dogwood tree,

Am7 D7

It's where I want to be,

G C/G G

Livin' in the Sweet Virginia Breeze.

[Verse]

G C/G G C/G G C/G G

Take me out to the country, it feels mighty good out there,

G C/G G C/G

When I get back to the city of the monuments,

G C/G G

It doesn't matter where

Am7 D7

I hang my hat, it's home to me,

Am7 D7

The Blue Ridge Mountains tend to set me free,

Am7 D7

It's where I want to be,

G C/G G G C D C G

Livin' in the Sweet Virginia Breeze. Sweet Virginia Breeze.

[Bridge]

Em Am7

Wakes me up in the mornin',

E7sus4 B7 Em

Rocks me to sleep at night,

Em Am7

I've got a red bird singin' on my window sill,

A7 D7

I know everything will be all right,

G C/G G G C D C G

Livin' in the Sweet Virginia Breeze. Sweet Virginia Breeze.

[Verse]

G C/G G

Just sittin' on my back porch,

C/G G C/G G

I'm just watchin' the sun come up,

G C/G G C/G G C/G G

Sweet sweet Virginia Breeze blowin' ripples 'cross my coffee cup,

Am7 D7

Because He must've been thinkin' 'bout me

Am7 D7

When He planted that very first dogwood tree,

Em Am7

'Cause when that breeze comes blowin' through the trees,

A7 D7

You know everything will be all right,

G C/G G G C D C G

Livin' in the Sweet Virginia Breeze. Sweet Virginia Breeze.

G C/G G G C D C G

Livin' in the Sweet Virginia Breeze. Sweet Virginia Breeze.

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