Jun12020

Kip Moore – Sweet Virginia Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsC F Am

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This is the chords of Sweet Virginia by Kip Moore on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C

[Verse 1]
C
We missed the mornin’ ’cause we
C
Rung out the night
C
And now I’m callin’
F
Did I say anything right?
C
Did I do anything right?

[Verse 2]
C
I heed no warnings
C
I see no signs
C
I pay no attention
F
That this might be the last time
C
Don’t let it be the last time, yeah

[Chorus]
Am
Sweet Virginia
F C
If it’s all just a game
Am
Oh, tell me, my darling
F C
Oh, tell me what part I should play

[Verse 3]
C
This black cup of coffee
C
Sobers my mind
C
And now I can’t shake the feelin’
F
That I left something behind
C
I think I left something behind

[Chorus]
Am
Sweet Virginia
F C
If it’s all just a game
Am
Oh, tell me, my darling
F C
Oh, tell me what part I should play
Am C C Am F C C

[Verse 4]
C
Well, love is fleeting
C
But love ain’t blind
C
I never thought that I was
F
The sentimental kind
C
Guess I’m a sentimental kind

[Chorus]
Am
Sweet Virginia
F C
If it’s all just a game
Am
Oh, tell me, my darling
F C
Oh, tell me what part I should play
Am
Sweet Virginia
F C
If it’s all just a game
Am
Oh, tell me, my darling
F C
Oh, tell me what part I should play
C
Oh, yeah

How to play Sweet Virginia: key, chords and progression

Sweet Virginia by Kip Moore is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 3 chords: C, F and Am.

The backbone of the song is C – Am – F – C (I – vi – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.