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West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown

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[intro]
C  F  G  C
C  F  G  C
CStanding on the Fside of the GHighway 4 Cexit         
A lady in Ftie-dye, a Gbag by her Cside  
Not really Flooking like Ganything Cspecial    
Saw Tennessee Ftags and she Gwaved for a Cride
Sat right beFside me as the Gmeter hit Csixty
Explaining her Ftravels and her Gfamily backCground
When she got Fthrough, I could Gnot help but Cthinking
She's a long way from the FWest Nashville GGrand Ballroom Cgown
GHer father had money and her Dmother had Glove
Channeled entirely to her Ddear sister GDove   
Twenty-two years in soDciety's Gplan      
Was cancelled with a swing of her Fdear mother's Dhand
CSix hours Flater, we Ghit CincinCnati 
Yawning she Fwoke and then Gasked where we Cwere
When she found Fout, she said, "GI must be Cgoing"
This close to FNashville was Gtoo close for Cher
C  F  G  C
So I stopped by the Froadside and I Ggave her five Cdollars
She took it then Fkissed me and Ggave me a Cnote
She told me just to Fread it then Gmail it in CNashville
On old looseleaf Fpaper to her Gmother she Cwrote
She said, "GMama, I'm fine, if you Dhappen to Gwonder
I don't have much money but I Dstill get aGround
I haven't made church in near Dthirty-six GSundays
So fuck all those West Nashville DGrand Ballroom Ggowns"
C  F  G  C
Yeah, she's a long way from the FWest Nashville GGrand Ballroom Cgown

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West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown

by Jimmy Buffett

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

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[intro]

C F G C

Standing on the side of the Highway 4 exit

F G C

A lady in tie-dye, a bag by her side

F G C

Not really looking like anything special

F G C

Saw Tennessee tags and she waved for a ride

F G C

Sat right beside me as the meter hit sixty

F G C

Explaining her travels and her family background

F G C

When she got through, I could not help but thinking

F G C

She's a long way from the West Nashville Grand Ballroom gown

G D G

Her father had money and her mother had love

D G

Channeled entirely to her dear sister Dove

D G

Twenty-two years in society's plan

F D

Was cancelled with a swing of her dear mother's hand

C F G C

Six hours later, we hit Cincinnati

F G C

Yawning she woke and then asked where we were

F G C

When she found out, she said, "I must be going"

F G C

This close to Nashville was too close for her

C F G C

F G C

So I stopped by the roadside and I gave her five dollars

F G C

She took it then kissed me and gave me a note

F G C

She told me just to read it then mail it in Nashville

F G C

On old looseleaf paper to her mother she wrote

G D G

She said, "Mama, I'm fine, if you happen to wonder

D G

I don't have much money but I still get around

D G

I haven't made church in near thirty-six Sundays

D G

So fuck all those West Nashville Grand Ballroom gowns"

C F G C

F G C

Yeah, she's a long way from the West Nashville Grand Ballroom gown

About West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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