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Train - Meet Virginia Ukulele Chords

ChordsG, C, Em7, Am, D, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram


[G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C]
[G]She doesn’t [C]own a dress, [Am]hair is [D]always a mess
You could [G]catch her stealing she [C]won’t confess [Am]she’s [D]beautiful
[G]She smokes a [C]pack a day, no [Am]wait thats me but [D]anyway.
[G]She don’t care a thing [C]about that hey, [Am]she thinks I’m [D]beautiful.


[G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C] [G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C]
[G]She never [C]compromises, [Am]she loves babies [D]and surprises.
She [G]wears high heels when she [C]exercises.
[Am]Ain’t that [D]beautiful? [G]Meet [C]Virginia.[Am] [D]


[Em]Well she [C]wants to be the [Em]queen, then she [C]thinks about her [Em]scene.
Pulls her [C]hair back as she [Em]screams, I don’t [C]really wanna [D]be a queen.


[G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C] [G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C]
[G]Her daddy wrestles [C]alligators, [Am]mamma works on [D]carburetors.
[G]Brother is a [C]fine [Am]mediator for the [D]president.
[G]Well here she [C]is again on the [Am]phone, just like [D]me hates to be alone
[G]we just [C]like to sit at [Am]home, and rip on the [D]president. [G]Meet [C]Virginia[Am] [D]


[Em]Well she [C]wants to live her [Em]life, then she [C]thinks about her [Em]lie.
Pulls her [C]hair back as she [Em]screams,, I don’t [C]really wanna live this [Em]life [C] [Em] [C]


[G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C] [G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C]
[G]She only drinks [C]coffee at [Am]midnight, when the [D]moment is [G]not right.
[G]Her [C]timing [Am]is quite [D]unusual, [G]you see her [C]confidence is [Am]tragic,
But her [D]intuition [G]magic, and the [C]shape of her [Am]body [D]unusual.


[G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C] [G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C]
[G]Meet [C]Virginia, [Am]I can’t [D]wait too, [G]Meet [C]Virginia.[Am] [D]


[Em]Well she [C]wants to be the [Em]queen, then she [C]thinks about her [Em]scene.
Pulls her [C]hair back as she [Em]screams, I don’t [C]really wanna [D]be a queen.
[Em]Well she [C]wants to live her [Em]life, then she [C]thinks about her [Em]lie.
Pulls her [C]hair back as she [Em]screams, I don’t [C]really wanna [D]live this [G]life.
[G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C] [G] [C] [Em7] [Am] [D] [C]

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ArtistTrain
AlbumTrain
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1998
KeyG

How to play Meet Virginia on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Train - Meet Virginia on ukulele requires 6 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Meet Virginia uses these transitions most often: Am → D (29), G → C (29), and C → Am (18). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - C chord transition.

1. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

2. C → Em7 chord transition

To move from C to Em7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
C to Em7

3. Em7 → Am chord transition

To move from Em7 to Am;

  1. While playing Em7, lift your index finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
Em7 to Am

4. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D;

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
Am to D

5. D → C chord transition

To move from D to C;

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

6. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

7. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

8. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.

9. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Meet Virginia.

  • Meet Virginia includes 176 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.05% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Meet Virginia contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Meet Virginia connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Em: 17%