West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown

C F G C F G C Standin' on the F side of the G Highway 4 C exit Lady in a F tie-dye with a G bag by her C side Not really F lookin' like G anything C special Saw Tennessee F tags and she G waved for a C ride Sat right beF)side me as the G 'meter hit C sixty 'Splainin' her F travels and her G family backC)ground When she got F through, I could G not help but C thinkin' She's a long way from the F West Nashville G Grand Ballroom C Gown G Father had money and her D mother had G love Channeled entirely to her D dear sister G Dove Twenty-two years in soD)ciety's G plan Was cancelled with a swing of her F dear mother's D hand C Six hours F later, we G hit CincinaC)tti Yawnin' she F woke and then G asked where we C were When she found F out, she said, G "I must be C goin'" This close to F Nashville was G too close for C her So I stopped by the F roadside and I G gave her five C dollars She took it then F kissed me and G gave me a C note She told me just to F read it and G mail it to C Nashville On old looseleaf F paper to her G mother she C wrote: She said: G Mama, I'm fine, if you D happen to G wonder I don't have much money but I D still get aG)round I haven't made church in near D thirty-six G Sundays So f**k all those West Nashville F Grand ballroom D Gowns She's a long way from the West Nashville F Grand Ballroom G Gown