{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2802860,"song":"Return To Harper Valley","artist":"Jeannie C. Riley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11637776-return-to-harper-valley-chords-by-jeannie-c-riley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2802860?type=chord","rating":0.05995,"votes":0,"content":"  Return to Harper Valley           Jeannie C. Riley\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nY'all remember Harper Valley and the Harper Valley PTA.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWell have you ever wondered where they are and what those folks are doin' today,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow things have changed a lot but we all seem to understand things better by and by,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow my daughter is the mother of two children at the Harper Valley High.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell my daughter came to see me she was sellin' tickets for the high school dance,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI could win a brand new album by some Stray Cats if I'd only buy a chance,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell I bought the tickets and the chance to win a brand new rock 'n' roll LP,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd when Friday came I walked into the place my dress was well below my knees.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nNow Mr. Harper took my ticket and he smiled at me as sober as a judge,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nShirley Thompson she was there with him she shook my hand and then gave me a hug,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nYou know they're married now and my they look so happy and contented side by side,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd to my surprise Bobby Taylor never took his eyes off of his wife.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nMr. Baker stirred the punch it was lemonade with nothin' on the side,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nHis secretary smiled at me and said she was so happy as his bride,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWidow Jones is dead she and a young kid missed a curve on Lover's Lane,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nMr. Kelly's gone he drank until they said it took his liver and his brain.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nNow the music started up and it was louder than a thunderstorm in May,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWell I stood there and I laughed to see the way the kids all get their kicks today,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThen I saw a man who gave a cigarette to some small kid too young to smoke,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Eb[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHe was a full-grown man and he was set up in the parking lot a sellin' dope.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWell I walked around the place and saw the drummer sniffin' powder up his nose,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThen I walked out through the parking lot and saw these kids were takin' off their clothes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThey were drinkin' beer and poppin' pills and actin' like they all was havin' fun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Eb[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI got so mad I thought at first I'd go back to the house and get a gun.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\n   But I went back to my home and took my Bible out and said a little prayer,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow tomorrow I can tell 'em that God loves 'em and I'll tell 'em that I care,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI think back fifteen years ago when I was wild and wore a mini skirt,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]                              [ch]F#[/ch]                            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAin't no way I can explain the things I did and all the people that I hurt.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWell the music keeps on ringin' in my ears and I can hear the drummers beat,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI can see the way things are and I can see the things the kids are thinkin' neat,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWell tomorrow afternoon the PTA'll meet and I got things to say,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nTo a brand new generation of the Harper Valley PTA.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nTo a brand new generation,   Of the Harper Valley PTA.[/tab]","plain_text":"Return to Harper Valley           Jeannie C. Riley\n\n\n[Intro]\nA\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nA    D  E  A\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["C","A","B","D","E","F","Bb","Eb","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}