Tom: G
Intro - G - C - Em7 - D
[Verse 1]
G
She was leaning long legged ss
C ||
'neath a bottle cap sign -i
Em7 D
Of a country store with a coke and a smile
G
the coolest place to linger
C
on an Arkansas day
Em7 D
when she saw him passing by
G
He said "I'll take you back to Texas"
C ||
Said "my name is Ray"
Em7 D
where the stars are bigger than the Hit Parade
G
And she stopped dreamin' her dream
C
and she started dreamin' his
Em7 D
Traded in her childhood
[Chorus 1]
C D G
She wore flowered dresses for him
C D G
Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin
C D
On the chance that they were goin' out tonight
G G/F# C
Catch a show, maybe grab a bite
C D G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice
[Verse 2]
G
Sometimes I think about my daddy
C ||
and his old spice grin,
Em7 D
Cleaned pressed shirts, and a farmers tan
G
She never asked him questions
C
So he never told her lies
Em7 D
but I heard my mama cry some
G
And I was sitting in the hallway on the night he left
C ||
huggin my knees, holding my breath
Em7 D
I never knew why but he was damn sure gone
G
thought it was maybe my fault
[Chorus 2]
C D G
She wore flowered dresses for him
C D G
Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin
C D
On the chance that they were goin' out tonight
G G/F# C
Catch a show, maybe grab a bite
C D G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice
[Verse 3}
G
Now the evening is just starting to chill a bit
C ||
with the fireflies in flight over the trees and it
Em7 D
Brings to mind the glider where she used to sit
G
And count the headlights on the highway
C
So I think of where you're goin'
Em7 D
Where you are tonight
G
What you might have seen,
C ||
since I last saw those eyes
Em7 D
I know that I can't win, If I do not play
G
But this whole thing scares me
[Chorus 3]
C D G
She wore flowered dresses for him
C D G
Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin
C D
On the chance that they were goin' out tonight
G G/F# C
Catch a show, maybe grab a bite
C D G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice
C D G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice
