Gone To America Chords by Steeleye Span

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_ _ [Bb] Married him in April, _ lost [Eb] him in July
[Ab] Listen to [Bb] my story [Eb] and I'll tell you why
[Ab] They said that he'd been poaching and stealing wine
[Bb] They said I wouldn't see him for a long, long time
[Eb] They said he'd gone [Ab]
to [Bb] a [Eb] car [Ab] to [Bb] earn some [Eb] corn
Virginia, [Bb] they [Eb] said he'd [Ab] gone to [Bb] a _ _ _ _ car
Married him in April, _ lost him in [Eb] July
[Ab] They took him [Bb] as their prisoner [Eb] and told me why
[Ab] They said that they had sent him where poachers go
I [Bb] asked if I could see him, but they said no
They said [Eb] he'd gone [Ab] to _ [Bb] America
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_ [Ab] _ [Bb] Virginia, _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
they [Eb] said he'd gone [Ab] to [Bb] America _
_ _ _ Married him _ in [Eb] _ _ April, [Bb] _ _ _
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lost him [Eb] in [Ab] July
Cursed the [Bb] men who took him, [Eb] cursed their wicked lies
[Ab] The night they saw him poaching and stealing wine
Was the [Bb] night that he'd encompassed in these arms of mine
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[Bb] Virginia, [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
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[Bb] they _ _ _ _ said he'd gone to America
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