Chords for Del and Dawg "East Virginia Blues" FreshGrass 2017
Tempo:
104.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Bm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Bm] [E] Anyhow, we're going to do an old folk song for you right now that we learned from the Stanley Brothers, the East Virginia Blues.
[A]
[E] [A]
[B]
[E]
I was born in East Virginia, North [A] Carolina, [E] let it go.
[A] [E]
And her [B] name I did [E] not know, or have.
And her [A] cheeks were rosy [E] red, on [A] her breast she was blue.
That's where [B] I long to lay my head.
Alright.
[A]
[E] [A]
[A] [B]
[Bm] [E]
Molly dear, go ask your mother [E] if [A] you mind.
[E] If [A] she says no, I [E] can tell her.
[B] Then I'll run away [E] with thee.
No I'll not.
As she [A] lies on her bed of grass, by her side she holds an egg.
You [B] say the one that [E] I love best.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
I don't want your greenback dollar, no I don't want your watching [E] chain.
All I [A] want is your heart [E] darling, so you [B] can take me back [E] again.
The ocean's deep and I can't wait.
And [A] I have wings [E] to fly, [A] I'll just get me a blue [E]-eyed loan.
[B]
[E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[B]
[E]
Now you know I'd like to see you at [A] my door.
You're [E] welcome in at [A] my gate, I'll [E] always greet you.
For [B] you're the girl I tried to win.
I'll go back to East Virginia, North [A] Carolina.
[E] I'll [A] go back to East [E] Virginia, [B] leave them North [E] Carolinians alone.
[Ab]
[Eb] Oh yeah.
[E]
[D] [Ab] For some [Gb] reason David, I can never remember that third verse, but we got it didn't we?
[A]
[E] [A]
[B]
[E]
I was born in East Virginia, North [A] Carolina, [E] let it go.
[A] [E]
And her [B] name I did [E] not know, or have.
And her [A] cheeks were rosy [E] red, on [A] her breast she was blue.
That's where [B] I long to lay my head.
Alright.
[A]
[E] [A]
[A] [B]
[Bm] [E]
Molly dear, go ask your mother [E] if [A] you mind.
[E] If [A] she says no, I [E] can tell her.
[B] Then I'll run away [E] with thee.
No I'll not.
As she [A] lies on her bed of grass, by her side she holds an egg.
You [B] say the one that [E] I love best.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
I don't want your greenback dollar, no I don't want your watching [E] chain.
All I [A] want is your heart [E] darling, so you [B] can take me back [E] again.
The ocean's deep and I can't wait.
And [A] I have wings [E] to fly, [A] I'll just get me a blue [E]-eyed loan.
[B]
[E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[B]
[E]
Now you know I'd like to see you at [A] my door.
You're [E] welcome in at [A] my gate, I'll [E] always greet you.
For [B] you're the girl I tried to win.
I'll go back to East Virginia, North [A] Carolina.
[E] I'll [A] go back to East [E] Virginia, [B] leave them North [E] Carolinians alone.
[Ab]
[Eb] Oh yeah.
[E]
[D] [Ab] For some [Gb] reason David, I can never remember that third verse, but we got it didn't we?
Key:
E
A
B
Bm
Ab
E
A
B
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] Anyhow, we're going to do an old folk song for you right now that we learned from the Stanley Brothers, the East Virginia Blues. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
I was born in East Virginia, _ North [A] Carolina, _ _ [E] let it go. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
And her [B] _ name I did [E] not know, _ _ _ _ or have.
And _ _ _ _ _ her [A] cheeks were rosy [E] red, _ on [A] her breast she was blue.
That's where [B] I long to lay my head.
_ Alright. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Molly dear, go ask your mother [E] if [A] you mind. _
_ _ [E] _ _ If [A] she says no, I [E] can tell her.
[B] Then I'll run away [E] with thee. _ _ _
No I'll not. _ _ _
As she [A] lies on her bed of grass, _ by her side she holds an egg.
You [B] say the one that [E] I love best.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ don't want your greenback dollar, no I _ _ _ don't want your watching [E] chain.
_ All I [A] want _ is your heart [E] darling, _ so you [B] can take me back [E] again.
_ _ _ The ocean's deep and I can't wait.
_ And [A] I have wings [E] to fly, _ [A] I'll just get me a blue [E]-eyed loan.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now you know I'd like to see you at [A] my door.
You're [E] welcome in at [A] my gate, I'll [E] always greet you.
For [B] you're the girl I tried to win.
_ _ _ I'll go _ back to East Virginia, _ North [A] Carolina. _
_ _ [E] _ _ I'll [A] go back to East [E] Virginia, _ _ [B] leave them North [E] Carolinians alone. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Oh yeah.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Ab] For some _ _ _ [Gb] reason David, I can never remember that third verse, but we got it didn't we? _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
I was born in East Virginia, _ North [A] Carolina, _ _ [E] let it go. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
And her [B] _ name I did [E] not know, _ _ _ _ or have.
And _ _ _ _ _ her [A] cheeks were rosy [E] red, _ on [A] her breast she was blue.
That's where [B] I long to lay my head.
_ Alright. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Molly dear, go ask your mother [E] if [A] you mind. _
_ _ [E] _ _ If [A] she says no, I [E] can tell her.
[B] Then I'll run away [E] with thee. _ _ _
No I'll not. _ _ _
As she [A] lies on her bed of grass, _ by her side she holds an egg.
You [B] say the one that [E] I love best.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ don't want your greenback dollar, no I _ _ _ don't want your watching [E] chain.
_ All I [A] want _ is your heart [E] darling, _ so you [B] can take me back [E] again.
_ _ _ The ocean's deep and I can't wait.
_ And [A] I have wings [E] to fly, _ [A] I'll just get me a blue [E]-eyed loan.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now you know I'd like to see you at [A] my door.
You're [E] welcome in at [A] my gate, I'll [E] always greet you.
For [B] you're the girl I tried to win.
_ _ _ I'll go _ back to East Virginia, _ North [A] Carolina. _
_ _ [E] _ _ I'll [A] go back to East [E] Virginia, _ _ [B] leave them North [E] Carolinians alone. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Oh yeah.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Ab] For some _ _ _ [Gb] reason David, I can never remember that third verse, but we got it didn't we? _