Sweet Virginia - Rolling Stones

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Sweet Virginia

The Rolling Stones

Capo 2

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Strum: B U D U B U D U (w/swing feel)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chord Guide

3 4

G: 3x0003

132

D: xx0232

32 1

C: x32010

123

A: x02220

Intro: / G - - - / D - - - / G - - - / - - - - /

Instrumental Verse

Verse 1:

C A G (x2)

Wading through the waste stormy winter

C A G (x2)
And there’s not a friend to help you through

C A G C

Trying to stop the waves behind your eyeballs

G D G (x2)
Drop your reds, drop your greens and blues

Verse 2:

C A G (x2)
Thank you for your wine, California

C A G (x2)
Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits

C A G C
Yes, I’ve got the desert in my toenail

G D G (x2)
And I hid the speed inside my shoe

Chorus:

C A G (x2)
But come on come on down sweet Virginia

C A G (x2)
Come on honey child I beg of you
C A G C
Come on come on down you got it in you

G D G (x2)
Got to scrape that shit right off your shoes

Instrumental Verse

Chorus x2 (hold G to end)

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

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