#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Meet Virginia Original Album: Train Words and Music by Train Copyright © 1998 columbia Records Published by Sony Music Entertainment Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Guitar Figure 1 is the basis of the VERSEs. Guitar Figure 1 G C A5 D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----0-----------------0-------0-|-------2---------2---2-----0---0-| |---0-------0---0-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2---2---0-----0---0---| |-------------3---3-----------3---|-0-----------0-------------------| |-3-------3-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE: Notes: Play Guitar Figure 1. You can fret G (320033), Cadd9 (x32033), Asus4 (x02233) and Dsus4 (xx0233), making the transitions very easy, but you're picking the chords as below. You don't play the 1st and 2nd strings. But maybe you'd like to, if you're strumming an acoustic guitar? See what you think... Chords: G 3200xx A5 x022xx C x320xx D5 xx02xx [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 She doesn't own a dress, her hair is always a mess [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 You can catch her stealin', she won't confess, she's beautiful VERSE: Chords: G 3200xx A5 x022xx C x320xx D5 xx02xx [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 She smokes a pack a day, no, wait, that's me but anyway. [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 She don't care a thing about that, hey, she thinks I'm beautiful. [Guitar Figure 1] G C | A5 D5 | Meet Virginia! [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x2] [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 She never compromises, loves babies and surprises. [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 Wears high heels when she exercises. Ain't that beautiful? [Guitar Figure 1] G C | A5 D5 | Meet Virginia. CHORUS1: Chords: Em 022000 C/G 332010 Dadd9 554030 Guitar 2: Em C/G Dadd9 |-0------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------| |-0------------------------------|-1---------------3--------------| |-0------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------| |-2------------------------------|-2---------------4--------------| |-2------------------------------|-3---------------5--------------| |-0------------------------------|-3---------------5--------------| | | Guitar 1: | | Em | |-0-----------------------0_________-----------0-----------2------| |-0------------------------------|-----------------------------3--| |-0------------------------------|---------0----------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em C/G Dadd9 Well, she wants to be the Guitar 2: |-7-----------7---------------7_____-----------8-------7-------7--| |-8-------3---8---------------8_____-------------------8----------| |-------------------------7------|---------7----------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Guitar 1: | | Em | |-0-----------------------0_________-----------0-----------2------| |-0------------------------------|-----------------------------3--| |-0------------------------------|---------0----------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em C/G Dadd9 queen, Then she thinks a - bout her Guitar 2: |-10--7-------10--7-------10--7_____---10--7-------10--8---8---7--| |--------------------------------|-----------------12--10--10--8--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Guitar 1: | | Em | |-0-----------------------0_________-----------0-----------2------| |-0------------------------------|-----------------------------3--| |-0------------------------------|---------0----------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em C/G Dadd9 scene. Pulls her hair back as she Guitar 2: |-7---7---7---7-------7---7---7--|-----7---7---7------------------| |-8---8---8---8-------8---8---8--|-----8---8---8------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Guitar 1: | | Em | |-0-----------------------0_________-----------0-----------2------| |-0------------------------------|-----------------------------3--| |-0------------------------------|---------0----------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em C/G Dadd9 screams, I don't really wan-na be the queen. VERSE: Chords: G 3200xx A5 x022xx C x320xx D5 xx02xx [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 Her daddy wrestles alligators, mama works on carburettors [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 Her brother is a fine mediator for the president [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 And here she is again on the phone, just like me hates to be alone [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 We just like to sit at home and rip on the president C D Meet Virginia... CHORUS2: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: Em 022000 C/G 332010 Dadd9 554030 Em C/G Dadd9 Em Well she wants to live her life C/G Dadd9 Em Then she thinks about her life C/G Dadd9 Em Pulls her hair back, as she screams C/G Dadd9 "I don't really wanna live this life"... No no no... [Guitar SOLO:] Guitar 2: |-------------------------0-0-----|-------------------5-5-3-3-3--5--| |-------------------8-8-8---8-8---|-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-5-5-3-3-3--5--| |-------------------7-7-7-----7---|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar 1: | | Em C | |-----2---------------0_____________-____________---0____________---| |-------------3-------0_____________-____________---1____________---| |---------------------0_____________-____________---0____________---| |---------------------2_____________-____________---2____________---| |---------------------2_____________-____________---3____________---| |---------------------0_____________-____________-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Guitar 2: |-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-10--1010|10-10-10-10-10-12-12-----12--12__| |-5-5---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----101010|10-10-10-10-10-15-15-----15--15__| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar 1: | | Em C | |-_____________-------0_____________-____________---0____________---| |-_____________-------0_____________-____________---1____________---| |-_____________-------0_____________-____________---0____________---| |-_____________-------2_____________-____________---2____________---| |-_____________-------2_____________-____________---3____________---| |---------------------0_____________-____________-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Guitar 2: |__---12------------------15--15_____---15--12--12------------------| |__---15--15----------------------|-------------15-15-15-15---------| |-------------12----12------------|-------------------------16-16-16| |---------------------------------|----------------14-14-14-14-14-14| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar 1: | | Em C | |-_____________-------0_____________-____________---0____________---| |-_____________-------0_____________-____________---1____________---| |-_____________-------0_____________-____________---0____________---| |-_____________-------2_____________-____________---2____________---| |-_____________-------2_____________-____________---3____________---| |---------------------0_____________-____________-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Guitar 2: |--------------------------7-7-7-7|---------------------------------| |12-12-12-------10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8|---------------------------------| |14-14-14-12-12-----------9-------|---------------------------------| |14-14-12-------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar 1: | | Em C | |-_____________-------0_____________-____________---0____________---| |-_____________-------0_____________-____________---1____________---| |-_____________-------0_____________-____________---0____________---| |-_____________-------2_____________-____________---2____________---| |-_____________-------2_____________-____________---3____________---| |---------------------0_____________-____________-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x2] VERSE: Chords: G 3200xx A5 x022xx Cadd9 x32033 Dsus4 xx0233 C x320xx D5 xx02xx Asus4 x02233 [Guitar Figure 1] [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 G She only drinks coffee at midnight when the moment is not right C A5 D5 And the timing is quite unusual [Guitar Figure 1] [Guitar Figure 1] G C A5 D5 G You see her confidence is tragic but her intuition is magic C A5 D5 And the shape of her body: unusual G Cadd9 Asus4 Dsus4 Meet Virginia, I can't wait to G Cadd9 Asus4 Dsus4 Meet Virginia, yeah yeah yeah, hey, CHORUS3: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1 & CHORUS2. Chords: Chords: Em 022000 C/G 332010 Dadd9 554030 Em C/G Dadd9 Em Well, she wants to be the queen C/G Dadd9 Em Then she thinks about her scene C/G Dadd9 Em Well, she wants to live her life C/G Dadd9 Em Then she thinks about her life C/G Dadd9 Em Pulls her hair back as she screams Em C/G Dadd9 I don't really wanna be the queen Em C/G Dadd9 I don't really wanna be the queen Em C/G Dadd9 Ah ah, I don't really wanna be the queen Em C/G Dadd9 Ah ah, I don't really wanna be the queen Em C/G Dadd9 Ah ah, I don't really wanna live here [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x2] [and fade]