Ray Charles – Carry Me Back To Old Virginny chords
Chords:
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny James A. Bland, arr. Ray Charles Intro: G7 Carry me back to old Virginny.C E F F#oThere's where the cotton and corn and taters grow.G/C A- D G That's where the birds warble sweet in the spring-time.C E F F#o That's where this heart of mine, longs to go.G/C A D G C Carry me back to old Virginny,C E F F#oThere let me live till I wither and decay.G/C A- D G Long by the old Dismal Swamp have I wandered,C E F F#o That's where this life of mine will pass away.G/C A D G C Mother and father have gone before me,C E F F#oSoon we will meet on that bright and golden shore.G/C A- D G There we'll be happy and free from all sorrow,C E F F#o And there we'll meet, and part no more.G/C A D G C ***Now I know the meaning of the phrase "Virginia is for lovers." I've fallen head over heels for the state.***