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Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E
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; http://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 A7 X02020 G 320033 G7 323003 D XX0232 Intro:[Moderato acoustic lead lick & harmonica over] |C/G A7 G G7| |C/G A7 G G7| |C/G A7 G G7 C/G| |G D G C/G G| VERSE 1:
C/GWadin' through the A7waste stormy wintGer,G7 C/GAnd there's not a fA7riend to help you throGugh.G7 C/GTryin' to stop the A7waves behind your eyebGalls,[C/GAha!] GDrop your reds, Ddrop your greens and Gblues.C/G G
VERSE 2:
C/GThank you for your winA7e, CalifornGia, G7 C/GThank you for your A7sweet and bitter fruGits.G7 C/GYes, I got the A7desert in my toeGnail, [C/GAha] GAnd I hid your Dspeed inside my Gboot.C/G G
CHORUS 1: [Lead Sax over]
C/GWow! Come on, A7come on down Sweet VirginGia, G7 C/GI want you come on, A7come on down, I beg of Gyou.G7 C/GI want you come on, cA7ome on down, you got it in Gyou. [C/GAha!] GGot to scrape Dthe shit right Goff you C/Gshoes.G
Mick Jagger: “Come on, Bobby Keys! Let’s [do it] one-time. Bring it home in Texas!” INSTRUMENTAL: [Sax over] |C/G A7 G G7| |C/G A7 G G7| |C/G A7 G G7 C/G| |G D G C/G G| CHORUS 2:
C/GCome on, come on A7down Sweet VirgiGnia,G7 C/GCome on, come on A7down, I beg of Gyou. G7 C/GCome on, come on A7down, you got it in Gyou. G7[Aha!] GGot to scrape that Dshit right Goff you C/Gshoes. G
Mick Jagger: “Do it one time, ‘come on’ - as I’m talking!” CHORUS 3 & CODA:
C/GCome on, come on A7down Sweet VirgiGnia,G7 C/GCome on, come on A7down, I beg of Gyou.G7 C/GCome on, come on downA7, you got it in Gyou. [G7Aha!] GGot to scrape the Dshit right Goff you C/Gsho-hoo-Ges.
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