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Tuning: Standard
Chords:
G:      3-5-5-x-x-x
C:      x-3-5-5-x-x
Em:      0-2-2-x-x-x
C/B:    x-2-5-x-x-x
A:      x-0-2-2-x-x
D:      x-5-7-7-x-x
[Intro]
   G|   C   Em|  [x2]
[Verse]
“Is it Graining where you are?”
The only Cthing I could think to Emask
But nothing Gever hurt so badG  
As the “Cno” that you said Emback
But ain't that the tC/Bruth, manA?
Those are Cjust factGs
The farther you C/Bgo from where you Astart
The harder it Cis to get bacGk
[Chorus]
Love of Cmy lifDe
Gone GforeverEm  
Love of Cmy lifDe
Gone for Ggood
GThis is for all my friends in West Virginia
Riff:
 G   C   Em   C[x4]
[Verse]
The Ggood stuff Ccomes, the Emgood stuff Cgoes
The Ggood stuff Cseems so Emhard to Chold
Hope Git slides sClowly Emdown your tChroat
So the Gtaste of Cit may Emlinger
Right Gnow I'm Cjust a voEmlcano (lCike I said!)
GOn the Cbrink of Emeruption (Clike I said!)
Right Gnow I'm Cjust a EmpsychoC  
Hell Gbent on self-destruction
Hell Embent on self-Cdestruction
Hell Gbent on self-destruction
Hell Embent on self-Cdestruction
[Chorus]
Love of Cmy lifDe
Gone GforeverEm  
Love of Cmy lifDe
Gone for Ggood
Riff:
 G   C   Em   C[x4]
[Verse]
I Gwish I Cmay I Emwish I Cmight
One Gday live Clife
Like a Emperson in Cparadise
Right Gnow I'm Cjust a voEmlcano (lCike I said!)
GOn the Cbrink of Emeruption (Clike I said!)
RighGt now I'm Cjust a EmpsychCo
Hell Gbent on self-destruction
Hell Embent on self-Cdestruction
Hell Gbent on self-destruction
Hell Embent on self-Cdestruction
[Bridge]
RidEme oGr die
BrCothers Dfor life
DCarkest Ddays
CoEmldesGt nights
[x2]
ThGere ain't no doctCor on DEarthC  D  
(D)                  Em  G  
There ain't no lord up above
GWho knows a Cstrong enough DmedicineC  D  
(D)             Em  G  
Or a life-saving love
[Solo]
 C/B   A   C   G[x2]
[Verse]
(G)                              C/B  A  
Like I said I thought I was focused
I thought I had it Cfigured outG  
I had to C/Borganize my words Agood
Before they'd Cfall right out my Gmouth
And I had learned that tC/Bhe directionA  
I was Cwalking was so Gwrong
I just need a little C/Bhelp here, manA  
To find the Cpath I should be Gon
[Chorus]
Love of Cmy lifDe
Gone GforeverEm  
Love of Cmy lifDe
Gone for Ggood
Love of Cmy lifDe
Gone GforeverEm  
Get her Cback good Lord
DKnow I wish I Gcould

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West Virginia

by The Front Bottoms

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Tuning: Standard

Chords:

G: 3-5-5-x-x-x

C: x-3-5-5-x-x

Em: 0-2-2-x-x-x

C/B: x-2-5-x-x-x

A: x-0-2-2-x-x

D: x-5-7-7-x-x

[Intro]

G C Em

| | [x2]

[Verse]

“Is it raining where you are?”

C Em

The only thing I could think to ask

G G

But nothing ever hurt so bad

C Em

As the “no” that you said back

C/B A

But ain't that the truth, man?

C G

Those are just facts

C/B A

The farther you go from where you start

C G

The harder it is to get back

[Chorus]

C D

Love of my life

G Em

Gone forever

C D

Love of my life

Gone for good

This is for all my friends in West Virginia

Riff:

G C Em C

[x4]

[Verse]

G C Em C

The good stuff comes, the good stuff goes

G C Em C

The good stuff seems so hard to hold

G C Em C

Hope it slides slowly down your throat

G C Em

So the taste of it may linger

G C Em C

Right now I'm just a volcano (like I said!)

G C Em C

On the brink of eruption (like I said!)

G C Em C

Right now I'm just a psycho

Hell bent on self-destruction

Em C

Hell bent on self-destruction

Em C

Hell bent on self-destruction

[Chorus]

C D

Love of my life

G Em

Gone forever

C D

Love of my life

Gone for good

Riff:

G C Em C

[x4]

[Verse]

G C Em C

I wish I may I wish I might

G C

One day live life

Em C

Like a person in paradise

G C Em C

Right now I'm just a volcano (like I said!)

G C Em C

On the brink of eruption (like I said!)

G C Em C

Right now I'm just a psycho

Hell bent on self-destruction

Em C

Hell bent on self-destruction

Em C

Hell bent on self-destruction

[Bridge]

Em G

Ride or die

C D

Brothers for life

C D

Darkest days

Em G

Coldest nights

[x2]

G C D C D

There ain't no doctor on Earth

Em G

(D)

There ain't no lord up above

G C D C D

Who knows a strong enough medicine

Em G

(D)

Or a life-saving love

[Solo]

C/B A C G

[x2]

[Verse]

C/B A

(G)

Like I said I thought I was focused

C G

I thought I had it figured out

C/B A

I had to organize my words good

C G

Before they'd fall right out my mouth

C/B A

And I had learned that the direction

C G

I was walking was so wrong

C/B A

I just need a little help here, man

C G

To find the path I should be on

[Chorus]

C D

Love of my life

G Em

Gone forever

C D

Love of my life

Gone for good

C D

Love of my life

G Em

Gone forever

Get her back good Lord

D G

Know I wish I could

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