What'll I Tell Virginia Chords

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What'll I Tell Virginia by Johnny Rodriguez is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C                         F         C 
It’s an awful surprise to open your eyes 
  
   F          C            G7 
To wake up in some strange bed 

    C                    F           C 
Now I don’t recall how I got here at all 

    F                  G7 
The tequila went to my head 


Am                   C 
Some senorita took a liking to me 

F                       G7 
But that was three days ago 

F              C 
What’ll I tell Virginia 

           G7            C 
When I get home from Mexico 


F                         C 
I guess I could say I was kidnapped 

      G7                   C 
And I fooled ’em and I got away 

F               C 
Maybe I lost my memory  

G7                 C 
Just got it back today 


Am                     C 
But I don’t know if my lying will show 

F                                 G7 
She’ll look in my eyes and she’ll know 

F              C 
What’ll I tell Virginia 

           G7            C 
When I get home from Mexico 


                 F                   C 
It’s not easy to hold the car on the road 

        F         C          G7 
But I’m trying my best to be brave 

   C                       F          C 
My eyes are all red got an ache in my head 

  F                  G7 
I wish I had time to shave 


Am                                 C 
The first thing in my mind was the last minute lines 

F                                G7 
There’s something worth saying I know 

F              C 
What’ll I tell Virginia 

           G7            C 
When I get home from Mexico 


F                         C 
I guess I could say I was kidnapped 

      G7                   C 
And I fooled ’em and I got away 

F               C 
Maybe I lost my memory  

G7                 C 
Just got it back today 


Am                     C 
But I don’t know if my lying will show 

F                                 G7 
She’ll look in my eyes and she’ll know 

F              C 
What’ll I tell Virginia 

           G7            C 
When I get home from Mexico 


   F              C 
Oh what’ll I tell Virginia 

           G7            C 
When I get home from Mexico 
    	

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