Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

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# I saw her lying ^G# There on the table F# G# F#* G#* F# G# Buried in flowers Cross that I made for her ^F# Kneeling beneath you ^G# 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# Sorry it took me ^G# Two years to come home F# G# F#* G#* F# G# I’ve been so busy See how the kids have grown ^F# I’ll tell the children ^G# 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# Her...^G# ^A#m ^F#/A# I had to carry... ^F# Her...^G# ^A#m ^F#/A# I had to carry^F# her

William Fitzsimmons - I had to carry her