Tone: [Db]
Intro:
[Db]
Verse 1:
I'm about to tell a story that I haven't yet
'Bout the most intelligent woman that I ever met
She looked like Jack[Gb]Jackie Onassis
Top of her cl[Ebm7]classes
I[Db]I'm doin' my best just passin' by
Verse 2:
I[Db]I'm so funny in my body I can barely walk
A[Db]And I'm so full of them
funny feelings that I could barely talk
A[Db]And here comes Jack[Gbmaj7]Jackie Onassis
Don’t need to as[Ebm7]ask it
Have you ever seen a w[Db]woman so fine?
Chorus:
She said, "Co[Gbmaj7]"Come on out just a couple hours
We gonna h[Bbm]have a real good time"
And I tell her, "W[F7]"Where ya goin',
where ya goin', when [Bbm]ya comin' home?"
Somebody in t[Gbmaj7]the front seat calls out, "Everyone
Quit wastin' my t[Db]time!
Gotta hi[Gbmaj7]hit the road and hit the road, h[Bbm]hit the road"
There th[Gbmaj7]they go and ther[Ab]there they go and I was [Db]on my own
Verse 3:
I [Db]ain't never spoke my mind up in a crowded place
I [Db]ain't got no cool demeanor and smooth talkin' ways
'C[Db]'Cause I ain't like Jack[Gbmaj7]Jackie Onassis
Gi[Ebm7]Girls in sunglasses
Lookin' me up like I'm[Db]I'm part of some game
Verse 4:
An[Db]And well, the altercation
happened 'round the tenth of May, ah
So[Db]Some poorly dressed spectator had somethin' unkind to say
It[Db]It comes back to me in fl[Gbmaj7]flashes
I get r[Ebm7]risky, there's a swing and a mis[Db]miss
And I'm all ashamed
Chorus:
A[Gbmaj7]And when she found me I was in pieces
Cryin' ha[Bbm]hard into my hat
And she tell me, "M[F7]"Mama, you look
lovely when you t[Bbm]take a stand"
And I tell her, "No[Gbmaj7]"No one's ever been so kind to me
And I th[Db]thank you for that"
Said, "H[Gbmaj7]"Here you go and here you go, [Bbm]here you go"
Took he[Gbmaj7]her hair out the [Ab]bow and laid that [Db]ribbon in my hand
Chorus:
He[Db]Here we go!
Look at that [Gbmaj7]lady
She [F7]carries herself right, she's singin'
Oh, ah[Bbm7]ah, woah, ah, w[Eb7]woah, ah
She's the first [Gbmaj7]lady
To w[F7]walk me through the night, I'm singin'
Oh, [Bbm7]ah, woah, ah, woah, [Eb7]ah [Gbmaj7]
Oh, play, pla[Ebm7]play, play
Chorus:
I got su[Gbmaj7]sunny days on a track field
Laughin[Bbm]Laughin' hard, just me and mine
I got a [F7]great part in the spring play aft[Bbm]after all
And I g[Gbmaj7]got my rose pink tinted glasses
And they[Db]they fit me just fine
And I'll[Gbmaj7]I'll let it go and let it go, [Bbm]let it go
s[Gbmaj7]scatting[Ab]catting [Db]
Chorus:
Her[Db]Here we go!
Look at that [Gbmaj7]lady
She car[F7]carries herself right, she's singin'
O[Bbm7]Oh, ah, woah, ah, woah, [Eb7]ah
She's the first l[Gbmaj7]lady
To w[F7]walk me through the night, I'm singin'
[Bbm7]Oh, ah, woah, ah, woah, [Eb7]ah
Look at that [Gbmaj7]lady
She car[F7]carries herself right, she's singin'
[Bbm7]Oh, ah, woah, ah, woah, [Eb7]ah
She's the first [Gbmaj7]lady
To w[F7]walk me through the night, I'm singin'
[Bbm7]Oh, ah, woah, ah, woah, [Eb7]ah
Look at that l[Gbmaj7]lady, little miss thing
[F7]Carries herself right, she's singin'
[Bbm7]Oh, ah, woah, ah, woah, [Eb7]ah
She's the first [Gbmaj7]lady, to hold my hand and
[F7]Walk me through the night, I'm singin'
[Bbm7]Oh, ah, woah, ah, woah,[Eb7]woah, ah
Final Chorus:
Look at that [Gbmaj7]lady
She car[F7]carries herself right, she's singin'
[Bbm7]Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, [Eb7]ah
She's the first[Gbmaj7]first lady
To w[F7]walk me through the night, I'm singin'
[Bbm7]Ah, ah, ah, ah, oh, [Eb7]ah
Outro:
[Gbmaj7]Ah ah ah [F7]ah
Wo[Bbm7]Woah ah
Ah ah ah[Eb7]ah ah
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