America - Old Virginia: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Old Virginia" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G D/F# Em D Hey, honey, won't you sit down C And stop here for a spell G D/F# Em D Singin' the sweet old lullabies C Csus4 C To forget about your health G D/F# Em Don't think about tomorrow D C It's a whole night's sleep away Am7 D G Sure would be pleased to have you stay Chorus: Am D And it's reach out old Virginia G D/F# Em D Won't you rock him close to you Am7 D The poor boy's had a hotel so long D7 G He don't know what to do Am7 D It's time to come on home G D/F# Em D And put your feet up for a while C F So much travlin' 'round tends to take away your smile 'Pears to me it's all a body can do to stay in tune And you've been strainin' at those strings From mornin' till noon So come on down and hang around It'll put you right real soon 'Cause nothing's changed It's all the same Chorus: Reach out old Virginia Won't you rock him close to you The poor boy's had a hotel so long He don't know what to do It's time to come on home And put your feet up for a while So much travlin' 'round can take away your smile Reach out old Virginia Won't you rock him close to you The poor boy's had a hotel so long He don't know what to do It's time to come on home And put your feet up for a while So much travlin' 'round can take away your smile You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  Am7  C  Csus4  D  D7  Em  F  F#  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Old Virginia" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Old Virginia" by America.