Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Blue Ridge Mountain Girl(Cavaco chords)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Key: G

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Intro:  G D G 
 
G                 C      G                 D              G      
It's so cold here in Chi-cago the wind can cut you like a knife  
        G7           C    Am                       D     
Another day, another doll-ar what a way to spend a life  
        G         C     G              D              G      
She was young and I was restless I set out to win the world  
          G7             C   Am        G          D        G     
Said good-bye to my Virg-ini-a  and my Blue Ridge Mountain girl  
        
C G C G D I can see her standing by the window and there's nothing sadder in the world Em C G D G Than those green eyes, all red from cry-ing on my Blue Ridge Mountain girl
Instrumental Verse G C G D G G7 C Am D G C G D G G7 C Am G D G
C G C G D I can see her standing by the window and there's nothing sadder in the world Em C G D G Than those green eyes, all red from cry-ing on my Blue Ridge Mountain girl G C G D G In my hands I hold a letter says she made a pretty bride G7 C Am D And as I lie here in the dark-ness she lies by another's side G C G D G I've got money in my pockets silver rings that I wear G7 C Am G D G But I'd trade them all this min-ute for the gold that's in her hair C G C G D I can see her standing by the window and there's nothing sadder in the world Em C G D G Than those green eyes, all red from cry-ing on my Blue Ridge Mountain girl C G C G D I can see her standing by the window and there's nothing sadder in the world Em C G D G Than those green eyes, all red from cry-ing on my Blue Ridge Mountain girl D G On my Blue Ridge Mountain girl

Written by Wayland Holyfield/Richard Leigh

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