Chords for Carter Family-East Virginia Blues No.1
Tempo:
96.05 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] I
[F] was born in East Virginia, [Bb] North Carolina [F] I did go.
[Bb] There I saw a [F] fair young lady, [G] and [C] her age I do [F] not know.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Her hair was dark in color, [Bb] her cheeks [F] were rosy red.
Upon [Bb] her breast she [F] wore white lilies, [C] for I longed to [F] lay my head.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Oh, at my heart you are my darling, [Bb] at my door [F] you're welcoming.
[Bb] At my gate [F] I'll always meet you, [C] for you're the girl I've tried [F] to win.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] I'd rather be in some dark parlor, where [Bb] the sun [F] refuses to shine,
than [Bb] for you to be another [F] man's darling, and [C] to know you'll never [F] be mine.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] I
[F] was born in East Virginia, [Bb] North Carolina [F] I did go.
[Bb] There I saw a [F] fair young lady, [G] and [C] her age I do [F] not know.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Her hair was dark in color, [Bb] her cheeks [F] were rosy red.
Upon [Bb] her breast she [F] wore white lilies, [C] for I longed to [F] lay my head.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Oh, at my heart you are my darling, [Bb] at my door [F] you're welcoming.
[Bb] At my gate [F] I'll always meet you, [C] for you're the girl I've tried [F] to win.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] I'd rather be in some dark parlor, where [Bb] the sun [F] refuses to shine,
than [Bb] for you to be another [F] man's darling, and [C] to know you'll never [F] be mine.
Key:
F
Bb
C
G
F
Bb
C
G
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] I _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ was born in East Virginia, _ [Bb] North _ Carolina [F] I did go.
[Bb] There I saw a [F] fair young lady, [G] and [C] her age I do [F] not know. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Her hair was dark in color, _ [Bb] her cheeks [F] were rosy red.
Upon [Bb] her breast she [F] wore white lilies, [C] for I _ longed to [F] lay my head. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ Oh, at my heart you are my darling, [Bb] at my door [F] you're welcoming.
_ [Bb] At my gate [F] I'll always meet you, [C] for you're the girl I've tried [F] to win. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ I'd rather be in some dark parlor, where [Bb] the sun [F] refuses to shine,
than [Bb] for you to be another [F] man's darling, and [C] to know you'll never [F] be mine. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] I _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ was born in East Virginia, _ [Bb] North _ Carolina [F] I did go.
[Bb] There I saw a [F] fair young lady, [G] and [C] her age I do [F] not know. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Her hair was dark in color, _ [Bb] her cheeks [F] were rosy red.
Upon [Bb] her breast she [F] wore white lilies, [C] for I _ longed to [F] lay my head. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ Oh, at my heart you are my darling, [Bb] at my door [F] you're welcoming.
_ [Bb] At my gate [F] I'll always meet you, [C] for you're the girl I've tried [F] to win. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ I'd rather be in some dark parlor, where [Bb] the sun [F] refuses to shine,
than [Bb] for you to be another [F] man's darling, and [C] to know you'll never [F] be mine. _ _ _ _ _ _ _