Virginia (Ron Pope) Capo 1 Intro: D | G | Em | A | D | G | Em | A D G Em A D | G | Em | A I grew up in the kind of place you have to pass when travelin' somewhere else. D G Em A D | G Em A My mother laughed more than she cried, but when she cried, well it was something everyone felt. D G Em A D | G | Em | A Virginia I am baffled by the echoes, I've been defend by the sounds D G Em A D | G | Em | A Of that place where they say we should dream of Heaven and keep our feet right on the ground G A D A G And I don't know if this is where we're meant to be Em A D | G | Em | A Hey, Virginia, won't you spend your days with me. D G Em A D | G | Em | A I dreamt of skies of quiet blue that laid to rest the pain of darker days D G Em A D | G Em | A And my dreams collide with subway cars, but in my heart I knew that I was frightened for a change D G Em A D | G | Em | A And the morning paints the bedroom in a faded gray, my hands remember yours. D G Em A D | G | Em | A I drank because I could not sleep, now I can't sleep 'cause I don't drink no more G A D A G And I don't know if this is where we're meant to be Em A D | G | Em | A Hey, Virginia, won't you spend your days with me. G A D A G New York ain't so pretty, New York ain't so strange Em A D A G Em G D | G | Em | A | D | G | Em | A Soon we'll both forget our alibis and maybe we could find a way to change G A D A G And I don't know if this is where we're meant to be Em A D A G And I don't know if this is where we're meant to be Em A D A G And I don't know if this is where we're meant to be Em A D | G | Em Hey, Virginia, won't you spend your days with me. A D | G | Em | A | D Won't you spend your days with me.