D A G D D A G A D A G D D A D D A G D Fairer than the golden morning, A G A Gentle as the tongue can tell, D A G D Was our little laughing darling, D A D Sweet Virginia Belle. A G D Bright Virginia Belle! G D A Our dear Virginia Belle! D A She bereft us G D When she left us, A D Sweet Virginia Belle! D A G D D A D D A G D How we used to roam together A G A O'er the mountain, through the dell, D A G D In the smiles of springtime weather, A D Sweet Virginia Belle. A G D Bright Virginia Belle! G D A Our dear Virginia Belle! D A She bereft us G D When she left us, A D Sweet Virginia Belle! D A G D D A G A D A G D D A D D A G D She was lithe as any fairy, A G A Winning hearts with fairy spell, D A G D Tripping with a footstep airy, A D Sweet Virginia Belle! A G D Bright Virginia Belle! G D A Our dear Virginia Belle! D A She bereft us G D When she left us, A D Sweet Virginia Belle! E B A E E B E E B A E While her life was in its morning B A B Came a sad and solemn knell, E B A E She was taken without warning, B E Sweet Virginia Belle! B A E Bright Virginia Belle! A E B Our dear Virginia Belle! E B She bereft us A E When she left us, B E Sweet Virginia Belle! B A E A E B E B A E E B E