D A G D  D A G A  D A G D  D A D

D      A        G      D
Fairer than the golden morning, 
       A      G          A       
Gentle as the tongue can tell, 
D       A      G        D
Was our little laughing darling, 
D        A     D
Sweet Virginia Belle. 

chorus: 
A         G     D
Bright Virginia Belle! 
    G       D     A
Our dear Virginia Belle! 
D     A
She bereft us 
G        D
When she left us,
         A     D
Sweet Virginia Belle! 

D A G D  D A D

D      A       G      D
How we used to roam together 
         A         G           A
O'er the mountain, through the dell, 
D      A         G          D
In the smiles of springtime weather, 
         A     D
Sweet Virginia Belle. 

A         G     D
Bright Virginia Belle! 
    G       D     A
Our dear Virginia Belle! 
D     A
She bereft us 
G        D
When she left us,
         A     D
Sweet Virginia Belle! 

D A G D  D A G A  D A G D  D A D

D       A        G   D
She was lithe as any fairy, 
        A           G     A
Winning hearts with fairy spell, 
D        A      G        D
Tripping with a footstep airy, 
         A     D
Sweet Virginia Belle! 

A         G     D
Bright Virginia Belle! 
    G       D     A
Our dear Virginia Belle! 
D     A
She bereft us 
G        D
When she left us,
         A     D
Sweet Virginia Belle! 

E B A E  E B E

E         B        A      E
While her life was in its morning 
       B       A      B
Came a sad and solemn knell, 
E       B     A       E
She was taken without warning, 
      B        E
Sweet Virginia Belle! 

B         A     E
Bright Virginia Belle! 
    A       E     B
Our dear Virginia Belle! 
E     B
She bereft us 
A        E
When she left us,
         B     E
Sweet Virginia Belle! 

B A E  A E B  E B A E  E B E