Main riff: e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----5-----------0--------0-----0---------5-----------0--------0-----0---------5--| E|--5-----------3--------3-----3-----3\1/5-----------3--------3-----3-----3\1/5-----| Verse 1: D G To which shepherd’s field D Did which angels descend? G And what’s this about eternal non-existence at the end? D G A stranger’s face appeared— D They say he lost his mind G (Or too much found his mind?) D I hear it all the time
Guitar 2: e|-------------------------------------------------| B|--8\7--7--------------5--------------5-----------| G|----------------7-----------7--------------7-----| D|-------------------------------7--------------7--| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: G Vibrations rose in waves D From a sea of discontent G Dad used to talk about for days D I finally tasted what he meant G Your carcass on the ground D Brought vultures to their eyes G My frontal lobe is shutting down D I bet you hear it all the time Verse 3: D G D To which shepherd’s field did which angels descend? G D Or is blessedness revealed to those of us who best pretend? G D Some counterfeit ideas form ideas all their own G D I watched them spread for years to my unsuspecting bones G D And the nights my heart was tired you sang your saccharine song G D But when your mouth was quiet was the sweetest sound of all G D "Soon our ransomed souls will leave this age behind G D For streets of solid gold", I hear it all the time Bridge: D G On a West Virginia road D G On a West Virginia road D G On a West Virginia road C G D I did just as I was told I did just as I was told...: e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| (go back to main riff) D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-----3-----------3-----3----------5--------5-----5-----| E|--3-----------3-----3-----3--1/3--------3-----3-----3--| brief solo at the end: e|------------------------------------------------5---------| B|--8/10-----12\10-----8/10-----------7b--------------------| G|------------------------------7-----------7-----------7---| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|