Kathy Mattea - Green Rolling Hills INTRO: C CHORUS: G C Oh, the green rolling hills of West Virginia F G Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know C Though the times are sad and drear F And I cannot linger here C G C They'll keep me and never let me go G C My daddy said, "Don't ever be a miner" F G For a miner's grave is all I'll ever own C There's hard times everywhere F I can't find a dime to spare C G C These are the worst times I've ever known CHORUS: G C But the green rolling hills of West Virginia F G Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know C Though the times are sad and drear F And I cannot linger here C G C They'll keep me and never let me go G C So, I'll move away into some crowded city F G In some northern factory town you'll find me there C Though I'll leave the past behind F I'll never change my mind C G C These troubled times are more than I can bear CHORUS: G C But the green rolling hills of West Virginia F G Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know C Though the times are sad and drear F And I cannot linger here C G C They'll keep me and never let me go INSTRUMENTAL: C G C F G C F C G C G C Someday, I'll go back to West Virginia F G To those green, rolling hills I love so well C Oh, someday I'll go home F And I know I'll right the wrong C G C These hard times will follow me no more CHORUS: G C Oh, the green rolling hills of West Virginia F G Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know C Though the times are sad and drear F And I cannot linger here C G C They'll keep me and never let me go Though the times are sad and drear F And I cannot linger here C G C They'll keep me and never let me go OUTRO: C G C G C F C G C G C