What'll I Tell Virginia Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Rodriguez
What'll I Tell Virginia
Recorded by Johnny Rodriguez
Written by Bob McDill
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o open you
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wake up in
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some strange
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bed
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I don't recall how
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I got here a
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tequila went to my
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head
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Some senorita took a
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liking to me
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But that was three days
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ago
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What'll I tel
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Virginia
When I get
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home from Mexi
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co
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I guess I could say I was
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kidnapped
And I
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fooled ‘em and I go
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t
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Maybe I lost my
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memory
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Just got it back to
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day
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But I don't know if m
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y lying will show
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She'll look in my eyes and sheâ€
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know
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What'll I tel
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Virginia
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home from Mexi
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co
It's not easy t
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o hold the car on th
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e
road
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m trying m
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y best to b
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brave
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eyes are all red got an
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ache in my
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head
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wish I had time to
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shave
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The first thing in my mind was the
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last minute lines
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There's something worth saying
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What'll I tel
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Virginia
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home from Mexi
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co
Repeat #3,4
Oh
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what'll I tel
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Virginia
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home from Mexi
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FAQ
Who sang the the song What'll I Tell Virginia?
- The song What'll I Tell Virginia was sang by Johnny Rodriguez.
Who is Johnny Rodriguez?
- Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951) is an American country music singer. He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande" and "Foolin'." He has recorded six No. 1 country hits in his career.
