Painted Lady

G D Followin the stars through the honkey tonks and bars F6a9 Ca9 G Dream away on a country music pride G Start the evenin' by myself, D but you can bet by the hour of twelve F6a9 Ca9 G G Gonna have a pretty painted lady by my side F6a9 Ca9 G G Talkin' ^?bout a pretty painted lady by my side Now I'll tell that woman how it used to be when the west was wild and the land was free How a western word would travel for a country mile Then one day when the drugstores came and forced my hand to play a truckin' game Wishin' to be a cowboy all the while F C G Yes, I was wishin' to be a cowboy all the while E A Painted Lady tell me of the past gone by G C Hold me like the open range and ride me high E A C D D Take me to the days when your dress was made of calico or gingham C A F6a9 And a man was a man.... G G Painted Lady with your painted face Tell me bout your life in this painted place Tell me with your lovin' lips and lovin' eyes I can feel the pain, I can see the fears on the painted cheeks that hide the tears Of a lovely lonesome cowgirl in disguise Talkin' bout a lovely lonesome cowgirl in disguise