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West Virginia Chocolate Drop

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 30Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard CAPO III
Intro Solo: (relative to capo, guitar is harmonizing with banjo)
e|----------3----------|
B|--5p3---3---5p3-5p3--|
G|------4--------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
VERSE:
EmThis dreary fGorest hanging oF#ver my head I can hear them
EmCreep through the bushes and tGrees all aF#round me dark and deep
EmThat wretched Gpain staring F#at me from within
EmOh it's just an old fGamiliar friend come to F#see me once again
CHORUS:
GAnd now it's just you and me and there's Amno one else around
GTime to get to business Amput that hammer down
GI've come this far and I Amsure ain't gonna stop
          G       Am    B
for that West Virginia-A-A-    Achocolate drop
VERSE:
EmSomewhere atop that Gmountain lies a F#demon put to rest
EmAnd around him lie the Gpages of a book of his F#own poor lonesome death
EmAnd the memories that hGaunt me of that F#battle (forty one?)
EmThey rise and fall and Gsink and swell as F#sure as the pointed sun
CHORUS:
GAnd I'll never let me guard down for I Amknow they'll come again
GAnd I'll never let them mess no gonna fAmight hard as I can
GI've come this far and I Amsure ain't gonna stop
         G      Am      B
for that West Virginia-A-A-    Achocolate drop
BRIDGE:
AmLord take me back to that Emwater
AmAnd now let everything EmgoB7  
AmLord guide me down from that Emmountain
AmOhh I'm coming down Emslow
B7  D7  A7  C7
e|-------------2/5------|---3p2p0-------------------------|
B|-------0-1h3----------|---------3p1p0-------------------|
G|---0h2----------------|---------------2p0---------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------4p2p0---------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------3p2p0---|
E|----------------------|---------------------------------|
CHORUS:
GAnd now it's just you and me and there's Amno one else around
GTime to get to business Amput that hammer down
GI've come this far and I Amsure ain't gonna stop
         G       Am     B
for that West Virginia-A-A-    Achocolate drop
  Em    G     F#x2
Chocolate Emdro - oo - Goo - ooo - F#op    x2
B7  D7  A7  C7

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West Virginia Chocolate Drop

by Larry and His Flask

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard CAPO III

Intro Solo: (relative to capo, guitar is harmonizing with banjo)

e|----------3----------|

B|--5p3---3---5p3-5p3--|

G|------4--------------|

D|---------------------|

A|---------------------|

E|---------------------|

VERSE:

Em G F#

This dreary forest hanging over my head I can hear them

Em G F#

Creep through the bushes and trees all around me dark and deep

Em G F#

That wretched pain staring at me from within

Em G F#

Oh it's just an old familiar friend come to see me once again

CHORUS:

G Am

And now it's just you and me and there's no one else around

G Am

Time to get to business put that hammer down

G Am

I've come this far and I sure ain't gonna stop

G Am B

A A A

for that West Virginia--- chocolate drop

VERSE:

Em G F#

Somewhere atop that mountain lies a demon put to rest

Em G F#

And around him lie the pages of a book of his own poor lonesome death

Em G F#

And the memories that haunt me of that battle (forty one?)

Em G F#

They rise and fall and sink and swell as sure as the pointed sun

CHORUS:

G Am

And I'll never let me guard down for I know they'll come again

G Am

And I'll never let them mess no gonna fight hard as I can

G Am

I've come this far and I sure ain't gonna stop

G Am B

A A A

for that West Virginia--- chocolate drop

BRIDGE:

Am Em

Lord take me back to that water

Am Em B7

And now let everything go

Am Em

Lord guide me down from that mountain

Am Em

Ohh I'm coming down slow

B7 D7 A7 C7

e|-------------2/5------|---3p2p0-------------------------|

B|-------0-1h3----------|---------3p1p0-------------------|

G|---0h2----------------|---------------2p0---------------|

D|----------------------|-------------------4p2p0---------|

A|----------------------|-------------------------3p2p0---|

E|----------------------|---------------------------------|

CHORUS:

G Am

And now it's just you and me and there's no one else around

G Am

Time to get to business put that hammer down

G Am

I've come this far and I sure ain't gonna stop

G Am B

A A A

for that West Virginia--- chocolate drop

Em G F#

Chocolate dro - oo - oo - ooo - op x2

B7 D7 A7 C7

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