Virginia

Written by John Stewart

This is a little-known song, and I can hear it scream for public recognititon. John, Paul, George and Ringo – sorry, delete the last two gentlemen, add whoever else can help – this song deserves better than to be only on the UK-release of the “Secret Tapes II” cassette (Homecoming, 650, 1987) and on Bob Elliot´s limited edition compilation CD “Bite the Budgie” (A Bite My Foot Production: BMF 1, 2000).

A lovely song, re-release, please.

High single notes: f#-a-f#-e c# f#-a-f#-e

f#-a-f#-e c#-e f#-a-f#-e c# f#-a-f#-e e-e

f#-a-f#-e e-e f#-e-d c#-d-e-d (D-chord)

Oh, play me a (Bm)song in (G)three-quarter (A)time,

On a (D)bright neon (Bm)juke box in the (G)year of fifty-(A)nine.

For a(D)lone we'll go (Bm)dancing, as we (G)did in those (A)days,

(D)Oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me (A)a(D)way.

And oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me a(A)way,

(D)Oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me a(A)way.

For my (D)heart is both (Bm)laughing and (G)crying these (Gm)days,

(D)Oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me (A)a(D)way.

Stay on D-chord, highlight high notes:f#-e f#-a-f#-e

f#-a-f#-e-(A-chord)c#-e (D-chord)f#-a-f#-e f#-a-f#-e f#-a-f#-e

f#-e-(Bm-chord)d (A-chord)c#-d-e(D-chord)d (D)

And good times are like (Bm)gold, for they (G)shine in the (A)sun,

They (D)brighten your (Bm)days when you (G)live on the (A)run.

And if (D)I were to (Bm)find you, (G)all I would (A)say

Is, (D)"Oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me (A)a(D)way."

And oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me a(A)way,

(D)Oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me a(A)way.

For my (D)heart is both (Bm)laughing and (G)crying these (Gm)days,

(D)Oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me (A)a(D)way.

And oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me a(A)way,

And (D)oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me a(A)way.

For my (D)heart is both (Bm)laughing and (G)crying these (A)days,(hold)

(D)Oh, Vir(Bm)ginia, (G)take me (A)a(D)way.

(on D-chord)f#-a-f#-e f#-a-f#-e

f#-e-(Bm-chord)d (A-chord)c#-d-e(D-chord)

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

5/2003