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Down In Virginia

Boz Scaggs

RockEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A×○○
D××○
E7○○○○
E○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro 
A D A E7 
A A D A E7 D A 
 
Verse 1:
       A                                             A 
I went out in Virginia, honey, where the green grass grows 
       D                                             A 
I went out in Virginia, honey, where the green grass grows 
         E7                 D                  A     E7 
I try to tell myself that I didn't love you no more 
 
Verse 2:
   A                                   A 
My baby told me, "Honey, stop doin' me wrong!" 
   D                                   A 
My baby told me, "Honey, stop doin' me wrong!" 
         E7                          D               A     E7 
Well I'm feeling you baby 'cause I'm tired of living alone 
 
Interlude: A A D A E D A E7 
 
Verse 3:
       A                                        A 
Well I can't help feeling, I know I'm doin' you wrong 
       D                                        A 
Well I can't help feeling, I know I'm doin' you wrong 
       E7                        D                 A     E7 
That's why I came beggin', I'm a one man standing alone 
 
Verse 4:
    A                                             A 
Way out in Virginia, honey, where the green grass grows 
    D                                             A 
Way out in Virginia, honey, where the green grass grows 
         E7                 D                  A     E7 
I try to tell myself that I didn't want you no more 
 
Outro 
A A D A 
         E7                          D               A 
Well I'm feeling you baby 'cause I'm tired of living alone

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Chord set

A · D · E7 · E

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.