Vidalia chords
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"Vidalia" performed by Sammy Kershaw
Written by Tim Nichols
From the album "Politics Religion and Her"
Transcribed by Brian Ophoff
Note: Once you get the strum pattern down, try squeezing and releasing the
chords or throwing in a suspended here and there. The cd sounds like its in
A, but I can sing it better in G by substituting A,D,E with G,C,D.
Intro: A(4counts) D(3counts) A(1count) 2 times
A
Aint nothin so precious as a first born child
D
A
What to call their little angel, they wondered for a while
A
Your dear mama Violet and your proud daddy Dale
D
I know when they named ya they surely meant well, but
Chorus:
A E
Vidalia, Vidalia
A D A E
Girl won't you tell me why, sweet Vidalia
D A
You always gotta make me cry.
Short instrumental break (1 x intro)
A
I never paid no attention to a girl before
D
A
Till the day I saw you standin in the Sunday school door
A
One boy sort of snickered when the roll was read
D
Till you laid the word of God upside of his head
Chorus:
A E
Vidalia, Vidalia
A D A E
Girl wont you tell me why, sweet Vidalia
D E...
You always gotta make me... cry
Bridge:
E
When I try to get too close
D
Seems like we've always been almost
A E
Just one step or two away from true love
Instrumental break: repeat intro
A
Well I love the way you walk, I love the way you kiss
D A
I love to get away with you alone like this
A
If I could just mention just one little thing
D
Vidalia would you stop livin up to your name
Chorus:
A E
Vidalia, Vidalia
A D A E
Girl wont you tell me why, sweet Vidalia
D A
You always gotta make me cry.
E
Vidalia
A D A E
Girl wont you tell me why, sweet Vidalia
D A
You always gotta make me cry.
D A
You always gotta make me cry
D A
You always gotta make me cry