Tom: E E E|-7-----| B|-9-----| G|-9-----| D|-9-----| A|-7-----| E|-7-----| A E|-5-----| B|-5-----| G|-6-----| D|-7-----| A|-7-----| E|-5-----| Em E|-7-----| B|-8-----| G|-9-----| D|-9-----| A|-7-----| E|-7-----| B E|-7-----| B|-7-----| G|-8-----| D|-9-----| A|-9-----| E|-7-----| INTRO (fingerpicked) E A E A E Em E Em E then there is a little riff before the first verse that goes like this: E|-9-7------7------| B|-----10-9--------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| E red bird is dreaming A the bottom of the sea E 1819 B taking no passengers A meets the fishes E and his new neighbors B off the coast A of virginia E B are the shipwrecks and the treasures A E of spain, of spain i swallowed these tears like a thousand other times can't hear the thunder of the train roll by give me a sign i've been haunting this corner for too many years the sidewalk crawls the gutters streak washes the day, the day, away E B where where do you go A E got your sight to the window B into the palms A maybe the palms E can break your fall i climb up these stairs like a thousand other times can't hear the traffic or the war outside quater to 5 been writing this letter for too many years the trumpet sounds the devil speaks oh virginia here's to believing to virginia where where do you go got your sight to the window into the palms maybe the palms can break your fall where where do you go got your sight to the window into the palms maybe the palms can break your fall