Capo 4
Intro - G - C - Em7 - D
Verse
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
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
Sometimes I think about my daddy
and his old spice grin,
Cleaned pressed shirts, and a farmers tan
She never asked him questions
So he never told her lies
but I heard my mama cry some
And I was sitting in the hallway on the night he left
huggin my knees, holding my breath
I never knew why but he was damn sure gone
thought it was maybe my fault
Chorus
Verse
Now the evening is just starting to chill a bit
with the fireflies in flight over the trees and it
Brings to mind the glider where she used to sit
And count the headlights on the highway
So I think of where you're goin'
Where you are tonight
What you might have seen,
since I last saw those eyes.
I know that I can't win, If I do not play
But this whole thing scares me
Chorus
C D G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice
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