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From the 2006 Album Gob Iron: Death Songs for the Living
The song is in 3/4 time with heavy use of slide guitar.  It's fun to play by yourself on an acoustic, too.
I was Eborn in east Virginia
North ACarolina I did Ego
Where I Aspied a fair young Emaiden
And her Bname I did not Eknow
I don't Ewant greenback dollars
I don't Awant no silver Echains
All I Awant is your love Edarlin'
Won't you Btake me back Eagain
Interlude
E A E A E B E
Last Enight I saw you walkin'
With anoAther by yourEside
And I Athought I heard you Etell him
That Bsoon you'll be his Ebride
Chorus
Interlude
Her Ehair was dark in color
Her Acheeks were rosy Ered
On her Abreast she wore white Elinen
Where I Blonged to lay my Ehead
Chorus
Interlude
I'd rather Ebe in some dark holler
Where the Asun refused to Eshine
Than to Asee you with Eanother
When you Bpromised you'd be Emine
Chorus
Interlude
End on E

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East Virginia Blues

by Gob Iron

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From the 2006 Album Gob Iron: Death Songs for the Living

The song is in 3/4 time with heavy use of slide guitar. It's fun to play by yourself on an acoustic, too.

I was born in east Virginia

A E

North Carolina I did go

A E

Where I spied a fair young maiden

B E

And her name I did not know

I don't want greenback dollars

A E

I don't want no silver chains

A E

All I want is your love darlin'

B E

Won't you take me back again

Interlude

E A E A E B E

Last night I saw you walkin'

A E

With another by yourside

A E

And I thought I heard you tell him

B E

That soon you'll be his bride

Chorus

Interlude

Her hair was dark in color

A E

Her cheeks were rosy red

A E

On her breast she wore white linen

B E

Where I longed to lay my head

Chorus

Interlude

I'd rather be in some dark holler

A E

Where the sun refused to shine

A E

Than to see you with another

B E

When you promised you'd be mine

Chorus

Interlude

End on E

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