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Gone To America

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[Intro]
C
[Verse]
G7Married him in April, lost him in JuCly
FListen to my Gstory and I'll Ctell you why
They Fsaid that he'd been poaching and stealing wine
They Gsaid I wouldn't see him for a long, lG/Aong tG/Bime
[Chorus]
They Gsaid he's Cgone Fto AGmeriCca
To Fwork the land that Gsome called VirCginiGa
They said he's Cgone Fto AGmerica
[Verse]
G7Married him in April, lost him in JuCly
They Ftook him as their Gprisoner, then Ctold me why
They Fsaid they had sent him where poachers go
I Gasked if I could see him, but they sG/Aaid G/Bno
[Chorus]
They Gsaid he's Cgone Fto AGmeriCca
To Fwork the land that Gsome called VirCginiGa
They said he's Cgone Fto AGmerica
G7Married him in April, lost him in JuCly
[Instrumental]
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G
[Verse]
G7Married him in April, lost him in JuCly
FCurse the men who Gtook him, curse their Cwicked lies
The Fnight they saw him poaching and stealing wine
Was the Gnight that he took comfort in these arms G/Aof  G/Bmine
[Chorus]
But Gnow he's Cgone Fto AGmeriCca
To Fwork the land that Gsome called VirCginiGa
They said he's Cgone Fto AGmerica
G7Married him in April, lost him in JuCly
[Outro]
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G

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Gone To America

by Steeleye Span

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/A

G/B

[Intro]

[Verse]

G7 C

Married him in April, lost him in July

F G C

Listen to my story and I'll tell you why

They said that he'd been poaching and stealing wine

G G/A G/B

They said I wouldn't see him for a long, long time

[Chorus]

G C F G C

They said he's gone to America

F G C G

To work the land that some called Virginia

C F G

They said he's gone to America

[Verse]

G7 C

Married him in April, lost him in July

F G C

They took him as their prisoner, then told me why

They said they had sent him where poachers go

G G/A G/B

I asked if I could see him, but they said no

[Chorus]

G C F G C

They said he's gone to America

F G C G

To work the land that some called Virginia

C F G

They said he's gone to America

G7 C

Married him in April, lost him in July

[Instrumental]

C G C G

[Verse]

G7 C

Married him in April, lost him in July

F G C

Curse the men who took him, curse their wicked lies

The night they saw him poaching and stealing wine

G G/A G/B

Was the night that he took comfort in these arms of mine

[Chorus]

G C F G C

But now he's gone to America

F G C G

To work the land that some called Virginia

C F G

They said he's gone to America

G7 C

Married him in April, lost him in July

[Outro]

C G C G

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