Eb                Bb            Eb
The green rolling hills of West Virginia
        Ab                             Bb
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
        Eb
Tho the times are sad and drear
      Ab
And I cannot linger here
        Eb           Bb           Eb
They'll keep me and never let me go
Eb                  Bb       Eb
My daddy said don't ever be a miner
      Ab                               Bb
For a miner's grave is all you'll ever own
           Eb
'Cause the hard times everywhere
  Ab
I can't find a dime to spare
Eb                  Bb              Eb
These are the worst times I've ever known
Eb                Bb            Eb
The green rolling hills of West Virginia
        Ab                             Bb
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
        Eb
Tho the times are sad and drear
      Ab
And I cannot linger here
        Eb           Bb           Eb
They'll keep me and never let me go

Eb                  Bb              Eb
So I'll move away into some crowded city
        Ab                                   Bb
In some northern factory town you'll find me there
         Eb
Tho I'll leave the past behind
     Ab
I'll never change my mind
      Eb                 Bb              Eb
These troubled times are more than I can bear
Eb                Bb            Eb
The green rolling hills of West Virginia
        Ab                             Bb
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
        Eb
Tho the times are sad and drear
      Ab
And I cannot linger here
        Eb           Bb           Eb
They'll keep me and never let me go

Eb                  Bb           Eb
But someday I'll go back to West Virginia
       Ab                            Bb
To the green rolling hills I love so well
Eb
Yes, someday I'll go home
      Ab
And I know I'll right the wrong
      Eb                  Bb            Eb
These troubled times will follow me no more
Eb
Yes, someday I'll go home
    Ab
And I know I'll right the wrong
      Eb                  Bb           Eb   Bb   Eb
These troubled times will follow me no more