Poor Valley Girl Chords
by Johnny Cash
Poor Valley Girl by Johnny Cash is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|0-2-3-3/4--44--22--0-----------------|
A|-----------------------0-2-3--2-0----|
E|----------------------------------3--|
G D
She never could give up the homestead on the farm
G
Where they handed off tobacco in the big tobacco barn,
And the long straight road that ran from the house down to the road
D G
That went to AP Carter's Store, down the logging truck she road.
C G
Oh, she'd sit and she'd gaze at the foggy mountain top
D G
Where the swift hawk circled 'round the Clinch Mountain rocks.
C G
At the school down in Hiltons, she'd read about the world
D G
Created to be conquered by this Poor Valley Girl.
Solo:
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B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D0-2-3-3/4--44--22--0--------------------|
A-----------------------0-2-3--2-0-------|
E----------------------------------3-----|
G D
Her mother was an Addington, from over Copper Creek
G
Her father was of sturdy stock, she was royal but meek.
Her laughter was infectious, her music was pure joy.
D G
And she'd win the hearts of many men, as she had many a boy.
G D
Her mother became famous, Maybelle and her guitar
G
With sisters Helen and Anita, the family was four star.
She gave the world two daughters, and a son with auburn curls
D G
And I thank God that he gave me this sweet Poor Valley Girl.
C G
Oh, she'd sit and she'd gaze at the foggy mountain top
D G
Where the swift hawk circled 'round the Clinch Mountain rocks.
C G
At the school down in Hiltons, she'd read about the world
D G
Created to be conquered by this Poor Valley Girl.