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Miss Ferguson
By Cory Branan
Capo: 2 Fret
Intro:  G   D   C   D(4X)
GIn a town where you can Dsum up Cevery girl with just 
one Dsentence
GGive or Dtake the Csubject or the Dverb
GShe shows Dup like the Cdevil said Dpenance
GWon't nothin' Dever be Cclear no Dmore
 G   D   C   D(2X)
GShe got Dhired on down at the CLast Chance DDiner
GShe works Dall the same Cshifts as Dme
GI've never been Done for Ctoo much converDsation
GBut now I Dchoose my words Cso careDfully
G'Cause the angle of her Dcheek is the Cmath of 
Dpersuasion
GFirst time you saw the Docean, she's got Ctucked 
behind her Dknee
GShe is Dswallowing lightning and Cshe is spittin' 
Dthunder
GWaftin' DCalifornia, Creekin' DTennessee
GShe is waftin' DCalifornia Cand reekin' DTennessee
Pre Chorus:
CNow I wanna tell her how I feel
DBut each time that I start
GMy tongue wraps like a Dtether ball
CSix times around my Dheart and I say
Chorus:
GHey, Dhey, Chey, Miss DFerguson
GIt's Cory from Dwork Ccallin' to Dsay
GHey, Dhey, Chey, Miss DFerguson
GI was wonderin' what you was Ddoing, a little Clater 
on Dtoday
GJust wonderin' what you was Ddoing, a little Clater on
Dtoday
 G   D   C   D(2X)
GNow I'm curious to Dsee just where them Ceight pounds 
will Dend up
GI wanna be Daround to watch the Csouthern kick Din
GAin't got no purple Dheart, Cno blue ribDbon
GBlow out them Dcandles now CI'll show you where I've 
Dbeen
GNow she comes around at Dmidnight like a CSunday 
afterDnoon
GWith a purpose and a Dmanner like a Cneedle and a 
Dspoon
GA bad thing waitin' 'round to Dhappen like a Clake of
Dgasoline
GThe way that Dwoman does me is like Cnothing, I've 
ever Dseen
Pre Chorus:
CNow I wanna tell her how I feel
DBut each time that I start
GMy tongue wraps like a Dtether ball
CSix times around my Dheart and I say
Chorus:
GHey, Dhey, Chey, Miss DFerguson
GIt's Cory from Dwork Ccallin' to Dsay
GHey, Dhey, Chey, Miss DFerguson
GI was wonderin' what you was Ddoing, a little Clater 
on Dtoday
GJust wonderin' what you was Ddoing, a little Clater on
Dtoday
 G   D   C   D(4X)
GDon't think I'll ever Dwake up on the Cwrong side of
her Dbed
GShe brings the Dsun, Cshe brings the Dshine
GThese days every time DI try and start to Csing some 
sad Dsong
GI open up my Dmouth and the only Cwords that I can
Dfind is just
GSha-la-la-Dla, Csha-la-la-la-la-la-DlaG  D  C  D  
GSha-la-la-Dla, Csha-la-la-la-la-la-DlaG  D  C  D  
Chorus:
GHey, Dhey, Chey, Miss DFerguson
GIt's Cory from Dwork Ccallin' to Dsay
GHey, Dhey, Chey, Miss DFerguson
GI was wonderin' what you was Ddoing, a little Clater 
on Dtoday
GJust wonderin' what you was Ddoing, a little Clater on
Dtoday
GI ain't even Dthinkin' about the Crest of our Dday
GI was wonderin' what you was Ddoing, a little Clater
on Dtoday
GI said Dhey, Chey, Miss FergDuson, it's Gme

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Miss Ferguson

by Cory Branan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Miss Ferguson

By Cory Branan

Capo: 2 Fret

G D C D

Intro: (4X)

G D C

In a town where you can sum up every girl with just

one sentence

G D C D

Give or take the subject or the verb

G D C D

She shows up like the devil said penance

G D C D

Won't nothin' ever be clear no more

G D C D

(2X)

G D C D

She got hired on down at the Last Chance Diner

G D C D

She works all the same shifts as me

G D C D

I've never been one for too much conversation

G D C D

But now I choose my words so carefully

G D C

'Cause the angle of her cheek is the math of

persuasion

G D C

First time you saw the ocean, she's got tucked

behind her knee

G D C

She is swallowing lightning and she is spittin'

thunder

G D C D

Waftin' California, reekin' Tennessee

G D C D

She is waftin' California and reekin' Tennessee

Pre Chorus:

Now I wanna tell her how I feel

But each time that I start

G D

My tongue wraps like a tether ball

C D

Six times around my heart and I say

Chorus:

G D C D

Hey, hey, hey, Miss Ferguson

G D C D

It's Cory from work callin' to say

G D C D

Hey, hey, hey, Miss Ferguson

G D C

I was wonderin' what you was doing, a little later

on today

G D C

Just wonderin' what you was doing, a little later on

today

G D C D

(2X)

G D C

Now I'm curious to see just where them eight pounds

will end up

G D C D

I wanna be around to watch the southern kick in

G D C D

Ain't got no purple heart, no blue ribbon

G D C

Blow out them candles now I'll show you where I've

been

G D C

Now she comes around at midnight like a Sunday

afternoon

G D C

With a purpose and a manner like a needle and a

spoon

G D C

A bad thing waitin' 'round to happen like a lake of

gasoline

G D C

The way that woman does me is like nothing, I've

ever seen

Pre Chorus:

Now I wanna tell her how I feel

But each time that I start

G D

My tongue wraps like a tether ball

C D

Six times around my heart and I say

Chorus:

G D C D

Hey, hey, hey, Miss Ferguson

G D C D

It's Cory from work callin' to say

G D C D

Hey, hey, hey, Miss Ferguson

G D C

I was wonderin' what you was doing, a little later

on today

G D C

Just wonderin' what you was doing, a little later on

today

G D C D

(4X)

G D C

Don't think I'll ever wake up on the wrong side of

her bed

G D C D

She brings the sun, she brings the shine

G D C

These days every time I try and start to sing some

sad song

G D C

I open up my mouth and the only words that I can

find is just

G D C D G D C D

Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la-la

G D C D G D C D

Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la-la

Chorus:

G D C D

Hey, hey, hey, Miss Ferguson

G D C D

It's Cory from work callin' to say

G D C D

Hey, hey, hey, Miss Ferguson

G D C

I was wonderin' what you was doing, a little later

on today

G D C

Just wonderin' what you was doing, a little later on

today

G D C D

I ain't even thinkin' about the rest of our day

G D C

I was wonderin' what you was doing, a little later

on today

G D C D G

I said hey, hey, Miss Ferguson, it's me

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