Old Virginia
Written by Dan Peek and Catherine Peek, ©1975

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Dm7     C6      Fmaj7
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G    G/F#             Em7     G/D
Hey, honey, won't you sit down
    C
And stop here for a spell
G           G/F#      Em7      G/D
Singin' the sweet old lullabies
      C
To forget about your health
G            G/F#   Em7
Don't think about tomorrow
G/D    C                       G/B
It's a whole night's sleep away
Am7           D7                  G    G7
Sure would be pleased to have you stay

         Am7              D7
And it's reach out old Virginia
          G        G/F#     Em7  G/D
Won't you rock him close to you
    Am7                D7
The poor boy's had a hotel so long
   Dm7                G7
He don't know what to do
     Am7             D7
It's time to come on home
             G       G/F#  Em7   G/D
And put your feet up for a while
C6                               Fmaj7
So much travlin' 'round tends to take away your smile

G         G/F#    Em7   G/D      C
'Pears to me it's all a body can do to stay in tune
    G           G/F#      Em7             G/D
And you've been strainin' at those strings
     C
From mornin' till noon
   G       G/F#     Em7   G/D
So come on down and hang around
      C                      G/B
It'll put you right real soon
       Am7
'Cause nothing's changed
     D7          G  G7
It's all the same

Am7              D7
Reach out old Virginia
          G        G/F#     Em7  G/D
Won't you rock him close to you
    Am7                D7
The poor boy's had a hotel so long
   Dm7                G7
He don't know what to do
     Am7             D7
It's time to come on home
             G       G/F#  Em7   G/D
And put your feet up for a while
C6                          Fmaj7
So much travlin' 'round can take away your smile

G  G/F#  Em7  G/D  C  
G  G/F#  Em7  G/D  C  
G  G/F#  Em7  G/D  C  
G/B  Am7  D7  G  G7

Am7              D7
Reach out old Virginia
          G        G/F#     Em7  G/D
Won't you rock him close to you
    Am7                D7
The poor boy's had a hotel so long
   Dm7                G7
He don't know what to do
     Am7             D7
It's time to come on home
             G       G/F#  Em7   G/D
And put your feet up for a while
C6                          Fmaj7                C  D7
So much travlin' 'round can take away your smile

G  G/F#  Em7  G/D  C  (repeat and fade)


Last Revised: 25 February 1998