East Virginia Blues Lyrics

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
North Carolina I did go
Where I spied a fair young maiden
And her name I did not know
I don't want greenback dollars
I don't want no silver chains
All I want is your love darlin'
Won't you take me back again
Last night I saw you walkin'
With another by yourside
And I thought I heard you tell him
That soon you'll be his bride
Her hair was dark in color
Her cheeks were rosy red
On her breast she wore white linen
Where I longed to lay my head
I'd rather be in some dark holler
Where the sun refused to shine
Than to see you with another
When you promised you'd be mine
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