C

[Verse]
G7                                  C
Married him in April, lost him in July
F            G              C
Listen to my story and I'll tell you why
     F
They said that he'd been poaching and stealing wine
     G                                    G/A  G/B
They said I wouldn't see him for a long, long time

[Chorus]
     G         C    F   G   C
They said he's gone to America
   F                  G              C   G
To work the land that some called Virginia
               C    F   G
They said he's gone to America

[Verse]
G7                                  C
Married him in April, lost him in July
     F                 G              C
They took him as their prisoner, then told me why
     F
They said they had sent him where poachers go
  G                                   G/A G/B
I asked if I could see him, but they said no

[Chorus]
     G         C    F   G   C
They said he's gone to America
   F                  G              C   G
To work the land that some called Virginia
               C    F   G
They said he's gone to America
G7                                  C
Married him in April, lost him in July

[Instrumental]
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G

[Verse]
G7                                  C
Married him in April, lost him in July
F                 G                     C
Curse the men who took him, curse their wicked lies
    F
The night they saw him poaching and stealing wine
        G                                        G/A G/B
Was the night that he took comfort in these arms of  mine

[Chorus]
    G        C    F   G   C
But now he's gone to America
   F                  G              C   G
To work the land that some called Virginia
               C    F   G
They said he's gone to America
G7                                  C
Married him in April, lost him in July

[Outro]
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G
C    G      C  G