Title : I Had To Carry Her (Virginia's Song)
Artist : William Fitzsimmons
Album : Pittsburgh
Tabber : yylee85
I have tabbed an acoustic performance of this song which can be viewed via
this link: https://youtu.be/RB7AjJ8Iccs
In this performance, William Fitzsimmons sings the song in C# major using the
custom tuning outlined below with the Capo on the 2nd fret. To play the album
version of this song (in C major) use the same custom tuning and simply place
the Capo on the 1st fret.
I have tabbed the song in C# major based on the acoustic performance. If you
want to obtain the chords for the song in C major then transpose the song chords
down one half-step (which is easily done on the ultimate-guitar website).
Capo 2
Custom Tuning
E-G#-C#-F#-B-D#
Alternatively you can use this tuning...
Capo 1
Custom Tuning
F-A-D-G-C-E
Chords and frets are relative to the capo
Verse (Basic Pattern):
F# G#
D# |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------0-------0---------------------------0-------0------------|
F# |-----0---0---0-------0-------0---0-------0---0---0-------0-------0---0----|
C# |-----------3---3---3---3---3---3---------------0---0---0---0---0---0------|
G# |-------0-----------------------------------2------------------------------|
E |---0-----------------------------------2----------------------------------|
F#* G#*
D# |-------------------------0-----------------------------1p0----------------|
B |-----------------0---2-----2---0-----------------------------0------------|
F# |-----0---0---0---------------------------0---0---0---0-----------0---0----|
C# |-----------3---3---3---3-----3---3-------------0---0-------0---0---0------|
G# |-------0-----------------------------------2------------------------------|
E |---0-----------------------------------2----------------------------------|
Every so often William Fitzsimmons incorporates a variation of the basic G and A
fingerstyle patterns outlined above. I have tabbed some of these variations below
which you can use as a substitute as you see fit.
Verse (Optional Variations):
F# G#
D# |-------------------------0-----------------------------------0------------|
B |-----------------0-----------0-----------------------0-----------0--------|
F# |-----0---0---0-------0-----------0-------0---0---0-------0-----------0----|
C# |-----------3---3---3---3---3---3---------------0---0---0---0---0---0------|
G# |-------0-----------------------------------2------------------------------|
E |---0-----------------------------------2----------------------------------|
F# G#
D# |-------------------1p0---------------------------------3p0----------------|
B |-------------------------0-----------------------------------0------------|
F# |-----0---0---0---0-----------0---0-------0---0---0---0-----------0---0----|
C# |-----------3---3-------3---3---3---------------0---0-------0---0---0------|
G# |-------0-----------------------------------2------------------------------|
E |---0-----------------------------------2----------------------------------|
Outro:
F# G#
D# |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------0-------0-------0-------------------0-------0-------0------------|
F# |-----0-------0-------0-------0---0-------0-------0-------0-------0---0----|
C# |-----------3---3---3---3---3---3---------------0---0---0---0---0---0------|
G# |-------0-----------------------------------2------------------------------|
E |---0-----------------------------------2----------------------------------|
A#m F#/A#
D# |-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------0-----------0-------0---------------0-------0-------0------------|
F# |-----0-------0-----------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---0----|
C# |-----------2---2---2---2---2---2---------------0---0---0---0---0---0------|
G# |-------3-----------------------------------4------------------------------|
E |---4-----------------------------------6----------------------------------|
Intro:
F# G# F#* G#*
F# G# F# G#
Verse 1:
F# G#
I saw her lying There on the table
F# G# F#* G#* F# G#
Buried in flowers Cross that I made for her
F# G#
Kneeling beneath you Next to my mother
F#
Weeping like willows
G# F#*
I had to carry her
G# F#* G#
I had to carry her
Verse 2:
F# G#
Sorry it took me Two years to come home
F# G# F#* G#* F# G#
I’ve been so busy See how the kids have grown
F# G#
I’ll tell the children How much you loved them
F#
They’ll never know you
G# F#*
I had to carry her
G# F#*
I had to carry her
G# F#*
I had to carry her
G# F#* G#
I had to carry her
Outro:
F# G# A#m F#/A#
Her... I had to carry...
F# G# A#m F#/A# F#
Her... I had to carry her
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