Verse 1
C                 Am 
My name is Richard Henry Lee 
F             G 
Virginia is my home 
C                 Am 
My name is Richard Henry Lee 
F             G 
Virginia is my home 
 
G         C              Am 
And may my horses turn to glue 
Am   F                  G 
If I can't deliver up to you 
G        F         G         C 
The resol-ution on independen-cy 
 
Bridge 1
C 
For I am FFV 
C   Am 
The first family 
Am     G 
In the sovereign colony 
G  C 
Of Virginia 
 
C 
Yes, the FFV 
C   Am 
The oldest family 
Am    G 
In the oldest colony 
G  C 
In America 
 
G          C               Am 
And may the British burn my land 
Am   F                    G 
If I can't deliver to your hand 
G        C        G           C 
The resol-ution on independen-cy 
 
Chorus 1
G            C           Am 
You see, it's here a Lee, there a Lee 
   F            G 
And everywhere a Lee, a Lee 
 
C 
Social Lee! 
Am 
Political Lee! 
F 
Financial Lee! 
G 
Natural Lee! 
 
C 
Internal Lee! 
Am 
External Lee! 
F 
Fraternal Lee! 
G 
Eternal Lee! 
 
Bridge 2
C 
The FFV 
C   Am 
The first family 
Am    G 
In the sovereign colony 
G  C 
Of Virginia 
 
G         C             Am 
And may my wife refuse my bed 
Am   F                  G 
If I can't deliver, as I said 
G        C         G         C 
The resol-ution on independen-cy 
 
Verse 2
C                  Am 
They say that God in heaven 
  F            G 
Is everybody's God 
     C                Am 
I'll admit that God in heaven 
 F            G 
Is everybody's God 
 
G     C                  Am 
But I tell you John, with pride 
Am  F                    G 
God leans a little on the side 
G      F         G          C 
Of the Lees, the Lees of old Virginia 
 
Chorus 2
G            C           Am 
You see, it's here a Lee, there a Lee 
   F            G 
And everywhere a Lee, a Lee 
C          Am 
Here a Lee, there a Lee 
   F           G 
And everywhere a Lee, a Lee 
 
G 
Look out there's: 
C 
Arthur Lee! 
Am 
Bobby Lee! 
    F                  G 
And General Lighthorse Harry Lee! 
 
C 
Willy Lee! 
Am 
Jesse Lee! 
F 
And Richard H.? 
G 
That's me! 
 
G         C                  Am 
And may my blood stop running blue 
Am   F                  G 
If I can't deliver up to you 
G        F         G          C 
The resol-ution on independen-cy 
 
Finale
F           G 
Yes, sir, by God it's 
C           Am 
Here a Lee, there a Lee 
F             G 
Come on, boys, join in with me! 
C           Am 
Here a Lee, there a Lee 
 
Ben Franklin: 
F 
(When do you leave?) 
 
Richard Henry Lee: 
G 
(Immediate-Lee!) 
 
C           Am 
Here a Lee, there a Lee 
 
Benjamin Franklin: 
F 
(When do you return?) 
 
Richard Henry Lee: 
G 
(Short-Lee!) 
 
C           Am 
Here a Lee, there a Lee 
F                  G 
And I'll come back triumphant-Lee! 
C           Am 
Here a Lee, there a Lee 
F           G 
Everywhere a Lee, a Lee 
C    G   F    F F C 
Forward, ho!