Oh Virginia Chords

KeyAm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays439

Oh Virginia by The Head And The Heart is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, C, G, F and G/C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: Am C  Am C  Am  C  

Am    C 
Oh Virginia, I never thought it'd be 
Am    C                                   Am 
Oh Virginia, I never thought it'd be your face 
C 
  Calling out my name 
                                      Am 
Calling out my name, you're calling my name 

   C 
Ooooh 
         Am 
Oooohoooh   Ohhhohhooohohoh 
    C 
Ooooh 
          Am 
Oooohoooh   Ohhhohhooohohoh 

G                         F             C 
    Now I'm a stranger in someone elses home 
G                                F                C 
    All that I'm asking for is a place to call my own 
       F                C 
Just a place to call my own 
       F 
Just a place to call 
           Am 
To call my own 

    C 
Ooooh 
          Am 
Oooohoooh   Ohhhohhooohohoh 
    C 
Ooooh 
          Am 
Oooohoooh   Ohhhohhooohohoh 

Am    C 
Oh Virginia, Your ghosts are running free 
Am    C                                    Am 
Oh Virginia, Your ghosts are chasing after me 
           C 
And they're calling out my name 

                                                        Am 
And they're calling out my name, they're calling my name 

         C 
Ooooooooooooooooh 
              Am 
Oh  Oooh      Oh 
         C 
 Ooooooooooooooooh 
              G/C     Am 
Oh  Oooh      Oh 
C                                  Am 
  Now I'm a stranger MmmmmmmmmmMmmmMmmmmm 
C                                  Am 
  Now I'm a stranger MmmmmmmmmmMmmmMmmmmm 

C                   (Acapella) 
  Now I'm a stranger MmmmmmmmmmMmmmMmmmmm (5x) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante