Leave Virginia Alone
Tom Petty

INTRO: (2x)
G  C
 
          G          Fmaj7    C
Well they chased her down the alley
Am           D
And over the hill 
Am           D
To steal her will
G              Fmaj7    C
She was hot as Georgia asphalt
Am                 D
When the “A” crowd came
    Am       D
To adore her brain
 
   C              G
So leave Virginia alone
C              G
Leave Virginia alone
      Em       Am      D
She’s not like you and me
               Em      D
She’s not like you and me
 
              G        Fmaj7       C
You should’ve seen her back in the city
Am         D
Poetry and jewels
Am            D
Broke all the rules
           G         Fmaj7   C
She was as high as a Georgia pine tree
Am         D
Makeup and pills
Am      D
Overdue bills
 
   C              G
So leave Virginia alone
C              G
Leave Virginia alone
      Em       Am      D
She’s not like you and me
               Em      A
She’s not like you and me
 
BRIDGE
C    D     G            D        Em   D              C
Some sunny day when the hands of time have had their way
C      D    G            D      Em   D      C        D
You’ll understand why it was so hard to run away
 
        G      Fmaj7   C
She’s a loser, she’s a forgiver
Am                  D
And she still finds good
Am           D
Where no one could
G                     Fmaj7     C
You ought to want her more than money
Am            D
Cadillacs and rust
Am           D
Diamonds and dust
 
   C              G
So leave Virginia alone
C              G
Leave Virginia alone
      Em       Am      D
She’s not like you and me
               Em      A
She’s not like you and me
 
     C              G
Yeah leave Virginia alone
C              G
Leave Virginia alone
      Em       Am      D
She’s not like you and me
               Em      A
She’s not like you and me
 
OUTRO:(4x)
G  C
END ON G