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Larry Sparks – Take Me Back To West Virginia Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG Am D C

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[Intro]
G Am  G Am

[Verse 1]
G                   Am
Saw the look in her eyes,
                    G
she was dreaming of something.
G     Am                     D
And I knew it took her far away.
D           Am                  G
She told me she was missing her mama
G           Am   D          G
and all her swee-eet yesterdays.

[Chorus]
G                C               G
She said take me back to West Virginia.
G          C           D
I’ve been gone way too long.
D            Am               G
I want to go back to West Virginia.
G       C     D             G
Take me back to my mountain home.

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[Verse 2]
G         Am
I can’t relive the days
      G
of my childhood.
G           Am
I’d like to see
              D
where I came from.
D             Am
That old playground;
                G
the one-roomed schoolhouse
G           Am   D
the path we walked when
            G
the day was done.

[Chorus]
G                C
She said take me back
           G
to West Virginia.
G          C           D
I’ve been gone way too long.
D            Am               G
I want to go back to West Virginia.
G       C     D             G
Take me back to my mountain home.

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[Verse 3]
G         Am
I long to see that little
      G
white church house
G        Am             D
where we prayed for the loss.
D      Am       G
And we sang the Rock of Ages.
G        Am   D          G
I got to know the Man on the cross.

[Chorus]
G                C
She said take me back
           G
to West Virginia.
G          C           D
I’ve been gone way too long.
D            Am               G
I want to go back to West Virginia.
G       C     D             G
Take me back to my mountain home.

[Outro]
G C D G

How to play Take Me Back To West Virginia: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Take Me Back To West Virginia by Larry Sparks on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Take Me Back To West Virginia by Larry Sparks is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: G, Am, D and C.

Listen for Am – G – Am – D (ii – I – ii – V in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – doh – reh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.