Intro: C#m, A, E, B x2
C#m [ch]C#m/B[/ch] F#
in the lush virginia hills
they k[A]ept her as [B]long as they [C#m]could
[ch]C#m/B[/ch]
cause they knew when the white brother
[F#]found [A]white shell [B]beads
[C#m]wrapped around her [A]skin --
a l[B]ife [C#]giving river --
[A]her body [B]open [C#]as will his hand
and [A]with a "goodby[B]e" there she [C]goes
[C#]she may bet[B]ray [F#]all that she [C#]loves
and even [B]wait for their [F#]savior to [C#]come
and in some [B]things, [F#]maybe he'll be [C#]right
but as [B]always the [F#]thing that he [A]loves
he will change[E] from her [B]sunrise to [F#]clockwise to [A]soul trad[E]ing
still she'll [B]lay down her [F#]body
[A]covering hi[E]m all the [C#]same
C#m, A, E, B
C#m [ch]C#m/B[/ch] F#
so hundreds of years go by
she's a [A]girl out [B]working her [C#m]trade
[ch]C#m/B[/ch] F#
and she loses a little each day
[A]to ghetto [B]pimps and [C#m]presidents
who [A]try and [B]arouse her [C#]turquoise serpents
[A]she can't [B]recall what they r[C]epresent
[A]and when you ask,[B] she won't k[C]now
she will betray .....
C#m, A, E
oh .[B]...[C#m]...[A][E][B]
virgi[C#m]nia[A][F#m]
you won't[C#m] even you....
[F#m]Oh, vir[E]ginia[B]
[F#m]you won't e[C#m]ven you ...
[F#m]you won't e[C#m]ven you ...
[F#m]you can't rem[E]ember your n[C#m]ame .....
[A] [E] [B] [A/C#] [A] [F] [B] [C#m]
C#m [ch]C#m/B[/ch] F#
in the lush virginia hills
they k[A]ept her as [B]long as they [C#m]could
[ch]C#m/B[/ch]
cause they knew when the white brother
[F#]found [A]white shell [B]beads
[C#m]wrapped around her [A]skin --
a l[B]ife [C#]giving river --
[A]her body [B]open [C#]as will his hand
and [A]with a "goodby[B]e" there she [C]goes
[C#]she may bet[B]ray [F#]all that she [C#]loves
and even [B]wait for their [F#]savior to [C#]come
and in some [B]things, [F#]maybe he'll be [C#]right
but as [B]always the [F#]thing that he [A]loves
he will change[E] from her [B]sunrise to [F#]clockwise to [A]soul trad[E]ing
still she'll [B]lay down her [F#]body
[A]covering hi[E]m all the [C#]same
C#m, A, E, B
C#m [ch]C#m/B[/ch] F#
so hundreds of years go by
she's a [A]girl out [B]working her [C#m]trade
[ch]C#m/B[/ch] F#
and she loses a little each day
[A]to ghetto [B]pimps and [C#m]presidents
who [A]try and [B]arouse her [C#]turquoise serpents
[A]she can't [B]recall what they r[C]epresent
[A]and when you ask,[B] she won't k[C]now
she will betray .....
C#m, A, E
oh .[B]...[C#m]...[A][E][B]
virgi[C#m]nia[A][F#m]
you won't[C#m] even you....
[F#m]Oh, vir[E]ginia[B]
[F#m]you won't e[C#m]ven you ...
[F#m]you won't e[C#m]ven you ...
[F#m]you can't rem[E]ember your n[C#m]ame .....
[A] [E] [B] [A/C#] [A] [F] [B] [C#m]