[Verse 1]
G
I don't know what went wrong
Cadd9
I ain't known you that long to begin with
G Cadd9
Leave the rocks in the road, stay away from the river, Virginia
G
There's not much you can do 'cept wait on a train
Cadd9 F#m
When the road gullies out in a Biblical rain
G Cadd9 F#m
And that's how it's been ever since I can remember
G Cadd9 F#m
[Verse 2]
G
I'm not too keen of mind
Cadd9
I don't pick up on signs like I ought to
G
So I won't sweat the cost
Cadd9
Of the coffee or the wine that I bought you
G
With your emptied out nest, your chicks have all flew
Cadd9 F#m
There's nobody left to take care of but you
G
And you don't know how to just be
Cadd9 F#m
No one ever taught you
Em7
And I can't find much to say
G Cadd9
As you play with that loose strand of hair
Em7 G
If you had you a tail you'd be twitching it
Cadd9 F#m
And I'vе got to get over the scarе
[Chorus]
G
And tell you no
Cadd9 F#m
And tell you no
G
And tell you no
Cadd9 F#m
Tell you no
G Cadd9 F#m
[Verse 3]
G Cadd9
Never saw such a cold day in June did you ever, Virginia?
G Cadd9
In our young days the old people called it 'Blackberry Winter'
G
As the mail plane goes out at a slow rate of climb
Cadd9 F#m
This cold rain don't help with your low state of mind
G
Hanging down like the fog on the ridge
Cadd9 F#m
You can't tell what's in it
Em7
And you stare me down hard
G Cadd9
And you ask me why I even care
Em7 G
It's not that I'm any Sir Galahad
Cadd9 F#m
There just needs to be somebody there
[Chorus]
G
To tell you no
Cadd9 F#m
To tell you no
G
To tell you no
Cadd9 F#m
To tell you no
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 4]
G Cadd9
Your bags are all packed, you're not coming back that's for certain
G Cadd9
And the landlady won't like the stains on the rugs and the curtains
G
Well, that's just wear and tear such as happens in life
Cadd9 F#m
But folks around here live to gossip and gripe
G
So I won't tell a soul
Cadd9 F#m
What they'll never know'll never hurt 'em
Em7 G Cadd9
And I found the letter you left at the foot of the stairs
Em7 G
And I heard the horn blow, the train's pulling out
Cadd9 F#m
I hope you find somebody there
[Chorus]
G
To tell you no
Cadd9 F#m
To tell you no
G
To tell you no
Cadd9 F#m
To tell you no
[Outro]
G Cadd9 G
Leave the rocks in the road, stay away from the river, Virginia
I don't know what went wrong
I ain't known you that long to begin with
Leave the rocks in the road, stay away from the river Virginia
There's not much you can do 'cept wait on a train
When the road gullies out in a Biblical rain
And that's how it's been ever since I can remember
I'm not too keen of mind
I don't pick up on signs like I ought to
So I won't sweat the cost of the coffee
Or the wine that I bought you
With your emptied out nest, your chicks have all flew
Now there's nobody left to take care of but you
And you don't know how to just be
No one ever taught you
I can't find much to say as you play with that loose strand of hair
If you had you a tail you'd be twitching it
And I've got to get over the scare
And tell you no
And tell you no
And tell you no
And tell you no
Never saw such a cold day in June did you ever Virginia?
In our young days the old people called it blackberry winter
As the mail plane goes out at a slow rate of climb
This cold rain don't help with your low state of mind
Hanging down like the fog on the ridge
You can't tell what's in it
And you stare me down hard and you ask me why I even care
It's not that I'm any Sir Galahad
There just needs to be somebody there
To tell you no
To tell you no
To tell you no
To tell you no
Your bags are all packed, you're not coming back that's for certain
And the landlady won't like the stains on the rugs and the curtains
That's just wear and tear such as happens in life
But folks around here live to gossip and gripe
So I won't tell a soul
What they'll never know will never hurt 'em
And I found the letter you left at the foot of the stairs
I hear the horn blow, the train's pulling out
I hope you find somebody there
To tell you no
To tell you no
To tell you no
To tell you no
Leave the rocks in the road, stay away from the river Virginia
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