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Kathy Mattea - She Came From Fort Worth
## NOTE: ~ = Bass Walk-Down from G to Em ##
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
|  G   D/F#   Em   D|        C      D|  
|  G   D/F#   Em   D|        C      D|   
CHORUS:
N.C.              G            D           Em          D            C  D  
She came from Fort Worth, but Fort Worth couldn't hold her
N.C.              G     D         Em       D       C  D  
Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky
N.C.               G               D      G         D  Em  
She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder
DAnd it Cwon't take Dlong to say goodbGye
N.C.                C      D                 C   G~
She was working at a diner just a week ago
When a Emman from DColorado CsmGiled and said, "Hello"D  
And he Emturned her head with sDtories about a cCabin Din the Gtrees
~                              Em               C                        G  D  
Where the wind can sing you love songs beneath snow-capped mountain peaks
N.C.                           C               D                  C   G  
Now she's packed her faded blue jeans and her favourite cowboy boots
~                   Em           C                    G  D  
Left her apron at the diner for someone else to use
One Amlast look in the mirDror at the Cgirl she Dused to Gbe
~                          Em             C                   G  D  
Then the driver takes her ticket and she tries to fall asleep
CHORUS:
N.C.              G            D           Em          D            C  D  
She came from Fort Worth, but Fort Worth couldn't hold her
Her dreams were GbigDger Emthan the DTexas CskyD  
N.C.               G               D      G         D  Em  
She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder
DAnd it Cwon't take Dlong to say goodbGye
N.C.                   C              D                        C   G  
And  somewhere in the long dark night the snow began to fall
~                       Em                          C                      G  D  
Oh, the world outside was sparkling white when she heard the driver call
"Everyone Emoff now for DBoulder and Chave a Dreal nice Gday"
~                       Em             C                     G  D  
He was waiting on the platform and he raised his hand to wave 
N.C.                       Em        D          C        D  G  
And she offered no resistance as he took her to his cabin
~                      Em                   D                  C           D  
And that diner in the distance seemed just like it never happened
CHORUS:
She came from GFort DWorth, but EmFort Worth Dcouldn't Chold herD  
Her dreams were GbigDger Emthan the DTexas CskyD  
N.C.               G               D      G         D  Em  
She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder
DAnd it Cwon't take Dlong to say goodbGyeD  Em  
She's Dgot a Gone-way Dticket on the Gnext Dbus for EmBoulder
DAnd it Cwon't take Dlong to say goodbGyeD  Em  
BDyeG-byeD  G  

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She Came From Fort Worth

by Kathy Mattea

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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D/F#

Kathy Mattea - She Came From Fort Worth

## NOTE: ~ = Bass Walk-Down from G to Em ##

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

G D/F# Em D C D

| | |

G D/F# Em D C D

| | |

CHORUS:

G D Em D C D

N.C.

She came from Fort Worth, but Fort Worth couldn't hold her

G D Em D C D

N.C.

Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky

G D G D Em

N.C.

She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder

D C D G

And it won't take long to say goodbye

C D C G

N.C. ~

She was working at a diner just a week ago

Em D C G D

When a man from Colorado smiled and said, "Hello"

Em D C D G

And he turned her head with stories about a cabin in the trees

Em C G D

Where the wind can sing you love songs beneath snow-capped mountain peaks

C D C G

N.C.

Now she's packed her faded blue jeans and her favourite cowboy boots

Em C G D

Left her apron at the diner for someone else to use

Am D C D G

One last look in the mirror at the girl she used to be

Em C G D

Then the driver takes her ticket and she tries to fall asleep

CHORUS:

G D Em D C D

N.C.

She came from Fort Worth, but Fort Worth couldn't hold her

G D Em D C D

Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky

G D G D Em

N.C.

She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder

D C D G

And it won't take long to say goodbye

C D C G

N.C.

And somewhere in the long dark night the snow began to fall

Em C G D

Oh, the world outside was sparkling white when she heard the driver call

Em D C D G

"Everyone off now for Boulder and have a real nice day"

Em C G D

He was waiting on the platform and he raised his hand to wave

Em D C D G

N.C.

And she offered no resistance as he took her to his cabin

Em D C D

And that diner in the distance seemed just like it never happened

CHORUS:

G D Em D C D

She came from Fort Worth, but Fort Worth couldn't hold her

G D Em D C D

Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky

G D G D Em

N.C.

She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder

D C D G D Em

And it won't take long to say goodbye

D G D G D Em

She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder

D C D G D Em

And it won't take long to say goodbye

D G D G

Bye-bye

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