Chords for "East Virginia Blues" From "Folk Song Garden" Book
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
When I left old East Virginia, North Carolina did I roam.
There I met a fair young lady, what was [G] her name?
[C] I did not know.
Her hair was bright red curly, her cheeks they were a ruby red.
Upon her breast she wore a ribbon, oh how [G] I wish
[C] that I was there.
Oh how I [G] wish [C] that I was there.
Her papa said that he might marry, her mama said that would not do.
So come here dear and I will tell you, oh I will [G] tell you [C] what I will be.
Some dark night we'll take a ramble, we will run away from here.
Some dark night we'll take a ramble, we [G] will run [C] away from here.
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Leave [G] it alive, [C] it will wait for you.
[F] [C]
[G]
[C] I'll go back to East Virginia, North [F] Carolina ain't my [C]
home.
I'll go back [Am]
to East Virginia, [C] leave old [G] North Carolina
[C]
For I'd rather be in some dark hour
Where the sun refused to shine
Than for you to be swimmed by the man's woman
Never [G] on earth to [C] come
Never on earth to call you mine
When I left old East Virginia, North Carolina did I roam.
There I met a fair young lady, what was [G] her name?
[C] I did not know.
Her hair was bright red curly, her cheeks they were a ruby red.
Upon her breast she wore a ribbon, oh how [G] I wish
[C] that I was there.
Oh how I [G] wish [C] that I was there.
Her papa said that he might marry, her mama said that would not do.
So come here dear and I will tell you, oh I will [G] tell you [C] what I will be.
Some dark night we'll take a ramble, we will run away from here.
Some dark night we'll take a ramble, we [G] will run [C] away from here.
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Leave [G] it alive, [C] it will wait for you.
[F] [C]
[G]
[C] I'll go back to East Virginia, North [F] Carolina ain't my [C]
home.
I'll go back [Am]
to East Virginia, [C] leave old [G] North Carolina
[C]
For I'd rather be in some dark hour
Where the sun refused to shine
Than for you to be swimmed by the man's woman
Never [G] on earth to [C] come
Never on earth to call you mine
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_ _ When I left _ old East Virginia, _ _ North _ _ Carolina did I roam.
_ _ There I met _ a fair young lady, _ what was [G] her name?
_ [C] I did not know. _
Her hair was _ bright red curly, _ her cheeks they _ were a ruby red. _
Upon her breast she wore a ribbon, _ oh how [G] I wish _
[C] that I was there. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ how I [G] wish [C] that I was there.
Her papa said _ that he might marry, _ her mama _ said that would not do. _
So come here dear and I will tell you, oh I will [G] tell _ you [C] what I will be. _ _
Some dark night _ we'll take a ramble, _ we will run away from here.
_ Some dark night we'll take a ramble, _ we [G] will run _ [C] away from here. _ _ _ _ _
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Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
_ Leave [G] it alive, _ [C] it will wait for you. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ I'll go back to East Virginia, _ _ North _ [F] _ Carolina ain't my [C]
home.
_ I'll go back [Am]
to East Virginia, [C] _ _ leave old [G] _ North Carolina
[C] _ _
For I'd rather be _ in some dark hour
_ Where the sun _ _ refused to shine _
Than for you to _ be swimmed by the man's woman
_ Never [G] on earth to [C] come _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Never on earth to call you mine _
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_ _ When I left _ old East Virginia, _ _ North _ _ Carolina did I roam.
_ _ There I met _ a fair young lady, _ what was [G] her name?
_ [C] I did not know. _
Her hair was _ bright red curly, _ her cheeks they _ were a ruby red. _
Upon her breast she wore a ribbon, _ oh how [G] I wish _
[C] that I was there. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ how I [G] wish [C] that I was there.
Her papa said _ that he might marry, _ her mama _ said that would not do. _
So come here dear and I will tell you, oh I will [G] tell _ you [C] what I will be. _ _
Some dark night _ we'll take a ramble, _ we will run away from here.
_ Some dark night we'll take a ramble, _ we [G] will run _ [C] away from here. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
_ Leave [G] it alive, _ [C] it will wait for you. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ I'll go back to East Virginia, _ _ North _ [F] _ Carolina ain't my [C]
home.
_ I'll go back [Am]
to East Virginia, [C] _ _ leave old [G] _ North Carolina
[C] _ _
For I'd rather be _ in some dark hour
_ Where the sun _ _ refused to shine _
Than for you to _ be swimmed by the man's woman
_ Never [G] on earth to [C] come _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Never on earth to call you mine _
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