Virginia Way Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays389

Virginia Way by Scott Miller is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Verse 
G 
I got sent off from my home 
            D 
In Virginia town 
            G 
In Virginia town 
I'm stuck out here on my own 
        D 
Feeling down 
        G 
Feeling down 
 
C 
Blue Ridge on the east side 
   G 
To protect me from the rain 
C 
Appalachian's loving arms 
   G          D 
To welcome me again 
G 
And in between their rolling hills 
             D 
The Virginia Way 
             G 
The Virginia Way 

Verse 
G 
This is where granddaddy sat 
               D 
In a big straw hat 
             G 
And a cigare tte 
G 
This is where his daddy sat 
               D 
In a big straw hat 
             G 
And a cigare tte 

C 
Blue Ridge on the east side 
   G 
To protect them from the rain 
C 
Appalachian's loving arms 
G 
And in between their rolling hills 
             D 
The Virginia Way 
             G 
The Virginia Way 

G 
I feel my family in my bones 
             D 
And Virginia town 
            G 
In Virginia town 
G 
I don't know how I'm coming home 
               D 
But we'll have fun 
                G 
When my work is done 
           D 
We'll have fun 
                 G 
When the work is done 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante