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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Carter Family-East Virginia Blues No.1 chords
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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.
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn The Carter Family - The East Virginia Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, F, Bb and F. A strategic approach would be to train at 48 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 96. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Major.

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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. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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