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John - Beauty Queen Sister - 2011 (words & music by Emily Saliers) capo on third fret, standard tuning
GJohn knows to prune the crepe myrtles D FBefore it is their season Em GBefore the weather freezes D FHe blows the pipe lines clean Em
EmHe worked for Cthe fire departmentG D AmUntil his iDnjury GNow he puts out the fires D AmFor the girl from the Dcity G
His family's from these parts Before the white men got there Grows field corn on his lot Keeps the road and dead trees cleared
EmHe leaves a pCile of brushwGood D EmFor me to burCn, it burns so pretGty D
John's work is never done Helping the girl out from the city
BmHis mama goes to the local BaCptist church G BmHis daddy's buriCed there G BmHis daddy did twCo tours of duty D As aEm gunner in the warC And wFas the first To greet and treat me like a neiEmghbor
John brings the country to me The girl from the city John knows that he could make a killing Selling rights to fish the trout To rich city men who come in Grilling and swilling So he'd rather do without Still he opens up the gates for me Atlanta groceries in my SUV Doesn't take to waste or finery But takes the girl in from the city His mama goes to the local Baptist churc His daddy's buried there His daddy did two tours of duty As a gunner in the war And was the first To greet and treat me like a neighbor John brings the country to me The girl from the city And he kindly tolerates The wanderer in me Who wishes she were from Somewhere she would rather be Planting tender shoots Along a rushing stream Welt everybody has a dream The girl from the city