Intro [D] Verse 1 [A7]Married him in April, lost him in [D]July [G]Listen to my [A]story and I'll tell you [D]why They [G]said that he'd been poaching and stealing wine They [A]said I wouldn't see him for a long, long time Chorus [A7]They said he's [D]gone [G]to [A]Americ[D]a [G]To work the land that [A]some called [D]Virginia [A7] They said [D]he's gone [G]to [A7]America Verse 2 Married him in April, lost him in July They took him as their prisoner then told me why They said that they had sent him where poachers go, I asked if I could see him, but they said no, Chorus [A7]Married him in April, lost him in [D]July Instrumental [D] [A7] only Verse 3 Married him in April, lost him in July Curse the men who took him curse their wicked lies The night they saw him poaching and stealing wine Was the night that he took comfort in these arms of mine, but now: Chorus
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