Ron Pope - Virginia

virginia
( ron pope )
capo 1
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i grew up in the kind of place you have to pass when travelin’ somewhere else .
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my mother laughed more than she cried , but when she cried , well it was something everyone felt .
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virginia i Am baffled by the echoes , i’ve been defend by the sounds
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of that place where they say we should dream of heaven and keep our feet right on the ground

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and i don’t know if this is where we’re meant to be
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hey , virginia , won’t you spend your days with me .

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i dreamt of skies of quiet blue that laid to rest the pain of darker days
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and my dreams collide with subway cars , but in my heart i knew that i was frightened for a change
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and the morning paints the bedroom in a faded gray , my hands remember yours .
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i drank because i could not sleep , now i can’t sleep ’cause i don’t drink no more

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and i don’t know if this is where we’re meant to be
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hey , virginia , won’t you spend your days with me .

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new york ain’t so pretty , new york ain’t so strange
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soon we’ll both forget our alibis and maybe we could find a way to change

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and i don’t know if this is where we’re meant to be
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and i don’t know if this is where we’re meant to be
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and i don’t know if this is where we’re meant to be
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hey , virginia , won’t you spend your days with me .
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won’t you spend your days with me .