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

[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

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.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – G – Am – D (ii – I – ii – V in G major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.