Aint (A) nothin so precious as a (A/C#) first born child
What to (D) call their little angel, they wondered for a while
Your (A) dear mama Violet and your (A/C#) proud daddy Dale
I (D) know when they named ya they surely meant (E) well, but
Vid(A)alia, Vid(E)alia
(F#m) Girl won't you tell me (A/B) why (B (A) sweet (A/C#) Vid(D)alia (A/C#)
You al(Bm)ways gotta (E) make me (A) cry
I never (A) paid no attention to a (A/C#) girl before
Till the (D) day I saw you standin in the Sunday school door
One (A) boy sort of snickered when the (A/C#) roll was read
Till you (D) laid the word of God upside of his (E) head
Vid(A)alia, Vid(E)alia
(F#m) Girl won't you tell me (A/B) why (B (A) sweet (A/C#) Vid(D)alia (A/C#)
You al(Bm)ways gotta (E) make me
(C) Cry - when I (G) try to get too close
(D) Seems like we've al(A)ways been almost
(C) Just one (G) step or two away from true (A) love
Solo
(half-way through solo, key change)
Well I (B) love the way you walk, I (B/D#) love the way you kiss
I (E) love to get away with you alone like this
If (B) I could just mention just (B/D#) one little thing
Vi(E)dalia would you stop livin up to your name
Vid(B)alia, Vid(F#)alia
(G#m) Girl won't you tell me (B/C#) why (C# (B) sweet (B/D#) Vid(E)alia (B/D#)
You al(C#m)ways gotta (F#) make me (B) cry
Vid(B)alia, Vid(F#)alia
(G#m) Girl won't you tell me (B/C#) why (C# (B) sweet (B/D#) Vid(E)alia (B/D#)
You al(C#m)ways gotta (F#) make me (B) cry
You always gotta (F#) make me cry