Intro - G - C - Em7 - D  

[Verse 1]

       G 
She was leaning long legged ss
         C ||
'neath a bottle cap sign -i
     Em7                  D 
Of a country store with a coke and a smile 
    G 
the coolest place to linger 
      C      
on an Arkansas day 
         Em7             D 
when she saw him passing by 
              G 
He said "I'll take you back to Texas" 
         C ||
Said "my name is Ray" 
          Em7                       D 
where the stars are bigger than the Hit Parade 
        G 
And she stopped dreamin' her dream 
        C 
and she started dreamin' his 
Em7                     D 
Traded in her childhood 


[Chorus 1] 

C                 D           G
She wore flowered dresses for him 
C                D                     G
Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin 
C                                  D
On the chance that they were goin' out tonight 
G         G/F#       C
Catch a show, maybe grab a bite 
C                   D                     G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice  

[Verse 2]
       G 
Sometimes I think about my daddy 
         C ||
and his old spice grin,     
 Em7                  D 
Cleaned pressed shirts, and a farmers tan 
    G 
She never asked him questions 
      C      
So he never told her lies 
         Em7             D 
but I heard my mama cry some 
              G 
And I was sitting in the hallway on the night he left  
         C ||
huggin my knees, holding my breath 
          Em7                       D 
I never knew why but he was damn sure gone 
        G 
thought it was maybe my fault 




[Chorus 2] 

C                 D           G
She wore flowered dresses for him 
C                D                     G
Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin 
C                                  D
On the chance that they were goin' out tonight 
G         G/F#       C
Catch a show, maybe grab a bite 
C                   D                     G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice  

[Verse 3}
        G 
Now the evening is just starting to chill a bit 
         C ||
with the fireflies in flight over the trees and it 
     Em7                  D 
Brings to mind the glider where she used to sit 
    G 
And count the headlights on the highway 
      C      
So I think of where you're goin'
         Em7             D 
Where you are tonight 
              G 
What you might have seen, 
         C ||
since I last saw those eyes 
          Em7                       D 
I know that I can't win, If I do not play
        G 
But this whole thing scares me 


[Chorus 3] 

C                 D           G
She wore flowered dresses for him 
C                D                     G
Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin 
C                                  D
On the chance that they were goin' out tonight 
G         G/F#       C
Catch a show, maybe grab a bite 
C                   D                     G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice  


    C               D                     G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice