Intro
Riff x4
E5 D#5
[Verse]
F#5
It was the morning of All Saint's Day, 'ninety eight
E7sus4 F#5 F#5
When that old blind dog started roaming around the graveyard
F#5
Wouldn't have bothered me so much
E7sus4 F#5 F#5
Were he not walking on his hind legs and smoking cigars
[Chorus]
E5
Recite my lineage and genealogy
D#5 F#5 F#5
You've got to know your history, son of Virginia
E5
Everybody's in the church believing they're a sinner
D#5 F#5 F#5
And looking for a sign from the true son of Virginia
[Verse]
F#5
When the storm blew over we made our way
E7sus4 F#5 F#5
To the old hay wain to infiltrate the sarcophagus
F#5
By the dim light of a narrow window we saw
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The God's honest truth staring right back at us
[Chorus]
E5
Recite my lineage and genealogy
D#5 F#5 F#5
You've got to know your history, son of Virginia
E5
Everybody's in the church believing they're a sinner
D#5 F#5 F#5
And looking for a sign from the true son of Virginia
E5
Stare into the embers on the first of November
D#5 F#5
And remember you were born a true son of Virginia
[Bridge]
I was thrown to the ground as my world broke asunder
Truly we are living in an age of wonder
Truly we are living in an age of wonder
[Verse]
F#5
It was the morning of All Saint's Day, '98
E7sus4 F#5 F#5
When that old blind dog started calling me associate
F#5
Wouldn't have bothered me so much
E7sus4 F#5 F#5
were it not for the fact That was the truth of it
[Chorus]
E5
Recite our lineage and genealogy
D#5 F#5 F#5
You've got to know your history, Son of Virginia
E5
Stare into the embers on the first of November
D#5 F#5 F#5
And remember you were born a true son of Virginia
[Bridge]
I was thrown to the ground as my world broke asunder
Truly we are living in an age of wonder
I wept like a child as the son rose above her
Truly we are living in an age of wonder.