A
Poor bottom Virginia
DE7
In the spring of '43
A
Waltzin' to your Ma's
DE7
Clawhammer banjo melody
A
Tryin' to catch our breath
DE7
Beneath the lonesome maple tree
DA
Shakin' and a weepin'
E7A
You declared your love for me
A
Sooner than we'd crossed the
DE7
Threshold of your cabin door
A
'Fore the blossoms fell
DE7
Our country called you off to war
A
I saw you to the station
DE7
And above the engines roar
DA
Shakin' and a weepin'
E7A
Swore I'd wait forever more
DA
And then soldier who
DA
They mistook for you
DAE7
Bore the brunt of the battle and died
DA
The misguided news
DE7
Ended my life too
DA
For shakin' and a weepin'
E7A
I became your brothers bride
A
Hangin' out the washin'
DE7
Of a boy I hardly knew
A
Heavy with the promise
DE7
Only dyin can undo
A
You crossed the prairie homeward
DE7
With your heart beat black and blue
DA
Shakin' and a weepin' cause your
E7A
Woman proved untrue
DA
And at the break of day
DA
Watched your body sway
DAE7DA
Cut the ropes red braid
DE7
With the same sweet blade
DA
That shakin' and a weepin'
E7A
Sent me swiftly home to thee
E7A
Wakin' and a sleepin' by your side eternaly
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.