G                C      G
Carry me back to old Virginia

That's where the cotton
        A7              D7
And the corn and taters grow

Keep on growing now
G
That's where the birds
        C                 G
Love to sing in the springtime
                 E7
That's where I'm going
A7             D7         G
Virginia is my home sweet home

           C
I'm coming home (I'm coming home)
              G
I'm coming on home (I'm coming home)
             E7                      A7
I got a city boy's cotton field back home
D7
You better beat it now
G                C      G
Carry me back to old Virginia
                 E7
That's where I'm coming
A7             D7         G
Virginia is my home sweet home

             C
I'm a-coming home (I'm coming home)
                       G
Lord am coming on back home now (I'm coming home)
             E7                      A7
I got a city boy's cotton field back home
D7
Yeah you better beat it now
G                C      G
Carry me back to old Virginia
                 E7
That's where I'm coming
A7             D7         G
Virginia is my home sweet home

           Em               G
I'm coming home (I'm coming home)
                    Em
Lord am coming home now (I'm coming home)

Yeah you better believe me (I'm coming home)
                                   G
I'm bringing it all in (I'm coming home)

                 Em
I gotta get back home (I'm coming home)
                                G
I'm all always home (I'm coming home)