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The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia

Source Recording: Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard (1973)

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Key D Time 4/4

Chorus × 3

D / A /

D / /D /

G / /G /

A / /A /

D / /D /

G / /G /

D / /D /

A / D /

Verse × 3

Song Details

Also Known As

Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia, Green Rolling Hills

Songwriter

Utah Phillips

First Release

The Quinaimes Band (1971)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Singer-Songwriter Classic Bluegrass

Themes

Mining Hard Times States Home

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard

Album

Hazel and Alice cover

Hazel and Alice (1973)

Key D Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 89 BPM Length 3:24

Musicians

Alice Gerrard — Lead Vocals, Autoharp
Hazel Dickens — Backup Vocals, Guitar

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Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin

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