Oh, the green rolling ^Ghills of West Vir^Cginia Are the ^Fnearest thing to heaven that I ^Gknow Though the ^Ctimes are sad and drear And I ^Fcannot linger here They'll ^Ckeep me and ^Gnever let me ^Cgo

My daddy said, "Don't ^Gever be a ^Cminer" For a ^Fminer's grave is all I'll ever ^Gown There's ^Chard times everywhere I can't ^Ffind a dime to spare These ^Care the worst ^Gtimes I've ever ^Cknown

But the green rolling ^Ghills of West Vir^Cginia Are the ^Fnearest thing to heaven that I ^Gknow Though the ^Ctimes are sad and drear And I ^Fcannot linger here They'll ^Ckeep me and ^Gnever let me ^Cgo

So, I'll move away in^Gto some crowded ^Ccity In some ^Fnorthern factory town you'll find me ^Gthere Though I'll ^Cleave the past behind I'll ^Fnever change my mind These ^Ctroubled times are ^Gmore than I can ^Cbear

But the green rolling ^Ghills of West Vir^Cginia Are the ^Fnearest thing to heaven that I ^Gknow Though the ^Ctimes are sad and drear And I ^Fcannot linger here They'll ^Ckeep me and ^Gnever let me ^Cgo

Someday, I'll go ^Gback to West Vir^Cginia To those ^Fgreen, rolling hills I love so ^Gwell Oh, ^Csomeday I'll go home And I ^Fknow I'll right the wrong These ^Chard times will ^Gfollow me no ^Cmore

Oh, the green rolling ^Ghills of West Vir^Cginia Are the ^Fnearest thing to heaven that I ^Gknow Though the ^Ctimes are sad and drear And I ^Fcannot linger here They'll ^Ckeep me and ^Gnever let me ^Cgo

And I ^Fcannot linger here They'll ^Ckeep me and ^Gnever let me ^Cgo

Kathy Mattea - Green rolling hills