Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia
Utah Phillips, 1971· Songs Well-Known in America · p.124
Intro: G
Chorus:
D G
Oh, the green rolling hills of West Virginia
C D
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
G C
Though the times are sad and drear, and I cannot linger here
G D G
They'll keep me and never let me go
D G
My daddy said, "Don't ever be a miner"
C D G
For a miner's grave is all I'll ever own. There's hard times everywhere
C G D G
I can't find a dime to spare. These are the worst times I've ever known (Chorus)
D G
So, I'll move away into some crowded city
C D
In some northern factory town, you'll find me there
G C
Though I'll leave the past behind, I'll never change my mind
G D G
These troubled times are more than I can bear (Chorus)
(Optional Instrumental)
D G
Someday, I'll go back to West Virginia
C D
To those green, rolling hills I love so well
G C
Oh, someday I'll go home, and I know I'll right the wrong
G D G
These hard times will follow me no more (Chorus)