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Standard Tuning
Capo: 1
Intro:
G  C  G  C  w/little hammer-ons and additions, pretty simple to figure out.
GSkippin' town
Gone back to West ViCrginia
With just a peGncil to my nameD  B7  
And I oncEme had a lover
But I Cmessed it upAm  
And I'll write her letters Gof love every DdayG  
Cause I laughed at tGhe Lord,
EmDanced with the woman in redD/C  
And the pillowG's so coldEm  
Where my love oD/Cnce laid her head
And I need more tGhan West Virginia could givEmeD/C  
I need salGvatEmionD/C  
I need salAmvationD  
Instrumental Section
G   C   G   D   B7   Em   C   Am   G   D   G
GAll the times I think I see youCr face
In the West GVirginia skiesD  B7  
But itEms never you,C  Am  
And you don't Gneed me girl,
Cause I'm just Da blightG  
The perfGume that you wear stains Emmy heartD/C  
And the tear Gstains on the letters froEmm youD/C  
They rip me apart
And I need so much Gmore
Than any Emlover could giveD/C  
I need salGvatEmionD/C  
I need salGvationD  B7  
I need salEmvationC  
And I need more tGhan West Virginia could giEmveC  
I need salvGation.C  

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West Virginia

by Isaac Russell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C

Standard Tuning

Capo: 1

Intro:

G C G C w/little hammer-ons and additions, pretty simple to figure out.

Skippin' town

Gone back to West Virginia

G D B7

With just a pencil to my name

And I once had a lover

C Am

But I messed it up

G D G

And I'll write her letters of love every day

Cause I laughed at the Lord,

Em D/C

Danced with the woman in red

G Em

And the pillow's so cold

D/C

Where my love once laid her head

G Em D/C

And I need more than West Virginia could give

G Em D/C

I need salvation

Am D

I need salvation

Instrumental Section

G C G D B7 Em C Am G D G

G C

All the times I think I see your face

G D B7

In the West Virginia skies

Em C Am

But its never you,

And you don't need me girl,

D G

Cause I'm just a blight

G Em D/C

The perfume that you wear stains my heart

G Em D/C

And the tear stains on the letters from you

They rip me apart

And I need so much more

Em D/C

Than any lover could give

G Em D/C

I need salvation

G D B7

I need salvation

Em C

I need salvation

G Em C

And I need more than West Virginia could give

G C

I need salvation.

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