Artist: The Rolling Stones
Song: Sweet Virginia (Live) In Texas, 1972
Written: Jagger & Richards (1972)
Album: Exile On Main Street - Remastered (2010)
URL's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIfQipkkOqs;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_on_Main_St.;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Virginia
Tempo: Andante (or Country Shuffle)
Method: Played as down-up strokes,with emphasis on the lowest four strings (DGBe)
Author: Tab annotated by rikigo [grosserr@gmail.com]
Tuning: Standard
Capo 2
Chords:
EADGBe
C/G 332010
A X02220
G 320033
G7 323003
D XX0232
Intro:(Moderato acoustic lead lick & harmonica over)
|C/G A G G7|
|C/G A G G7|
|C/G A G G7 C/G|
|G D G C/G G|
VERSE 1:
C/G A G G7
Wadin' through the waste stormy winter,
C/G A G G7
And there's not a friend to help you through.
C/G A G C/G
Tryin' to stop the waves behind your eyeballs,(Aha!)
G D G C/G G
Drop your reds, drop your greens and blues.
VERSE 2:
C/G A G G7
Thank you for your wine, California,
C/G A G G7
Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits.
C/G A G C/G
Yes, I got the desert in my toenail, (Aha)
G D G C/G G
And I hid your speed inside my boot.
CHORUS 1:(Lead Sax over)
C/G A G G7
Wow! Come on, come on down Sweet Virginia,
C/G A G G7
I want you come on, come on down, I beg of you.
C/G A G C/G
I want you come on, come on down, you got it in you. (Aha!)
G D G C/G G
Got to scrape the shit right off you shoes.
Mick Jagger: “Come on, Bobby Womack! Let’s (do it) one-time. Bring it home in Texas!”
INSTRUMENTAL: (Sax over)
|C/G A G G7|
|C/G A G G7|
|C/G A G G7 C/G|
|G D G C/G G|
CHORUS 2:
C/G A G G7
Come on, come on down Sweet Virginia,
C/G A G G7
Come on, come on down, I beg of you.
C/G A G G7
Come on, come on down, you got it in you. (Aha!)
G D G C/G G
Got to scrape that shit right off you shoes.
Mick Jagger: “Do it one time, ‘come on’ - as I’m talking!”
CHORUS 3 & CODA:
C/G A G G7
Come on, come on down Sweet Virginia,
C/G A G G7
Come on, come on down, I beg of you.
C/G A G G7
Come on, come on down, you got it in you. (Aha!)
G D G C/G G
Got to scrape the shit right off you sho-hoo-es.
Mick Jagger: “Alright!, alright!”
Offstage: “Let’s Go Now.”
[End]
Notes:
1. This is how I hear it and suspect that it was performed, hence this differs from any previous versions.
2. The transition from G to G7 involves the LH ring finger moving it’s position (320033 to 323003).
3. “(The ‘Exile On Mainstreet’) re-release has a highest normalised rating of 100 on Metacritic based on
seven professional reviews, a distinction it shares with other re-releases such as London Calling by
The Clash. In 2012, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_on_Main_St
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