The One I Left Behind Chords
by Blue Highway
The One I Left Behind by Blue Highway is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, G, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro - C G D G
Chorus: G C G
Buddy can we talk about Virginia
C G D
Talk about the Blue Rigde and the ol' lonesome pine
C G
Tell me 'bout the Shenandoah Valley
C G D G
And don't forget my true love the one I left behind
Verse: Em G
I used to make a decent living
C G D
Plowin' fields and raisin' cattle on that farm of mine
Em G
Now I'm stuck here in this mighty city
D G
Sweepin' floors and cleanin' windows just to buy my wine
Chorus
Break: Chorus Chords
Verse: I built a home and family in the coal fields
Diggin' black diamond from an island creek mine
But now I'm so alone here in this city
And I dream about my darlin' wife she always on my mind
Chorus
Break: Verse Chords
Chorus