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Maggie And Terre Roche - West Virginia
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C   F   Em   F   Am   C  F  C
[Verse 1]
NineFteen
EmCharleston
MescaFline
He said he was a Cgenius
B plus averFage
In civil engiEmneering
His rearing was CathoFlic
Political leanings
And a Ctalent for stealing FthiAmngsDm7____Bb__
[Bridge]
Boys keep Fscore on the Ebback of the Bbbathroom Fdoor
And I Amdon't think he'd Gever been there beCfore
[Verse 2]
Thirty
They got the Frap down
HiEmm
He's only pickin' aFround
In Ampolitics
God and Cunderground newspaFpers
[Bridge]
Learnin' on Dmme
Turnin' out Amlights
So you don't have to DmseeF  

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West Virginia

by Maggie Roche

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Maggie And Terre Roche - West Virginia

CAPO: 5th Fret

[Intro]

C F Em F Am C F C

[Verse 1]

Nineteen

Charleston

Mescaline

He said he was a genius

B plus average

In civil engineering

His rearing was Catholic

Political leanings

C F Am Dm7 Bb

And a talent for stealing things______

[Bridge]

F Eb Bb F

Boys keep score on the back of the bathroom door

Am G C

And I don't think he'd ever been there before

[Verse 2]

Thirty

They got the rap down

Him

He's only pickin' around

In politics

C F

God and underground newspapers

[Bridge]

Learnin' on me

Turnin' out lights

Dm F

So you don't have to see

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