Chords for East Virginia Blues
Tempo:
131.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
A
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I was
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
born in East Virginia, North [C] Carolina, A.D..O. [C] There I met a fair young [G] maiden, and [A] her name [G] I did not know. [C] [G]
[Bb] [C] [A]
[G]
[G]
Oh, her hair was dark and curly, [C] and her cheeks were rosy [G] red. [C] On her breast she wore [G] white lilies, [D] where I longed to lay [G] my head. [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[G]
The ocean's deep and I can't wait here, and [C] I have no wings to fly. I'll just get me a blowout boatman, or [A] he'll roll me [G] over the tide. [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[A] [G]
I don't want your greenback, darling. [C] I don't want your marching [G] chain. [C] All I want is your [G] heart, darling. [A] Say you'll take me [G] back again. [C] [G]
[C] [D] [A]
[G]
I'll go back to East Virginia, North [C] Carolina ain't [G] my home. [C] I'll go back to East [G] Virginia, [D] living, not [G] killing, until I'm born.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
born in East Virginia, North [C] Carolina, A.D..O. [C] There I met a fair young [G] maiden, and [A] her name [G] I did not know. [C] [G]
[Bb] [C] [A]
[G]
[G]
Oh, her hair was dark and curly, [C] and her cheeks were rosy [G] red. [C] On her breast she wore [G] white lilies, [D] where I longed to lay [G] my head. [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[G]
The ocean's deep and I can't wait here, and [C] I have no wings to fly. I'll just get me a blowout boatman, or [A] he'll roll me [G] over the tide. [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[A] [G]
I don't want your greenback, darling. [C] I don't want your marching [G] chain. [C] All I want is your [G] heart, darling. [A] Say you'll take me [G] back again. [C] [G]
[C] [D] [A]
[G]
I'll go back to East Virginia, North [C] Carolina ain't [G] my home. [C] I'll go back to East [G] Virginia, [D] living, not [G] killing, until I'm born.
Key:
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C
A
D
Em
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C
A
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ was _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ born in East Virginia, _ North [C] _ Carolina, A.D..O. [C] There I met a fair young [G] maiden, and [A] her name [G] I did not know. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, her hair was dark and curly, _ [C] and her _ cheeks were rosy [G] _ red. [C] On her _ breast she wore [G] white lilies, [D] where I _ longed to lay [G] my head. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The ocean's _ deep and I can't wait here, and [C] I have no wings to fly. _ I'll just _ get me a blowout boatman, or [A] he'll roll me [G] over the tide. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't want your greenback, darling. _ [C] I don't want your marching [G] chain. [C] All I want is your [G] heart, darling. [A] Say you'll take me [G] back again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll go _ back to East Virginia, _ North [C] Carolina ain't [G] my home. [C] I'll go _ back to East [G] Virginia, _ [D] living, _ not [G] killing, until I'm born. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ born in East Virginia, _ North [C] _ Carolina, A.D..O. [C] There I met a fair young [G] maiden, and [A] her name [G] I did not know. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, her hair was dark and curly, _ [C] and her _ cheeks were rosy [G] _ red. [C] On her _ breast she wore [G] white lilies, [D] where I _ longed to lay [G] my head. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The ocean's _ deep and I can't wait here, and [C] I have no wings to fly. _ I'll just _ get me a blowout boatman, or [A] he'll roll me [G] over the tide. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't want your greenback, darling. _ [C] I don't want your marching [G] chain. [C] All I want is your [G] heart, darling. [A] Say you'll take me [G] back again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll go _ back to East Virginia, _ North [C] Carolina ain't [G] my home. [C] I'll go _ back to East [G] Virginia, _ [D] living, _ not [G] killing, until I'm born. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _