Jimmy Rankin - Followed her around

I followed her a^F(add9)round, I was quite na^Cive. Holes in my ^F(add9)soul, I wore my heart upon my ^Csleeve. Down that winding country ^Froad, Despite the stories I'd been ^Amtold. Now I don't go into ^Ftown, Since I followed her a^Cround.

I stood and watched in disbe^F(add9)lief, From the shadows of my^C grief. She wore lipstick black as ^F(add9)coal, And her boots up to her ^Cknees. How could I even speak my ^Fmind, All the boys were making ^Amtime. I bowed my head without a ^Fsound, Since I followed her a^Cround.

^G Everybody's got a hunger, And a ^Fseed they gotta ^Csow. I should have listened to my ^Gmother, When she cried '^Fno, ^Amchild ^Dno. Son get your feet back on the ^Fground, Don't go follow her a^Cround'.

I watched her from a^F(add9)far, That pretty flower in mid^C bloom. Oh how that girl could work a ^F(add9)bar, As she waltzed around the ^Croom. I couldn't take it any^Fmore, Tried to get her out the ^Amdoor. One more time she shot me ^Fdown, Since I followed her a^Cround.

^G Everybody's got a hunger, And a ^Fseed they gotta ^Csow. I should have listened to my ^Gmother, When she cried '^Fno, ^Amchild ^Dno. Son get your feet back on the ^Fground, Don't go follow her a^Cround'.

Now I'm old and ^F(add9)wise, Still got that sparkle in my ^Ceyes. All my kids have come and ^F(add9)gone, All except my youngest ^Cson. It was just the other ^Fday, I swore I heard him ^Amsay: Dad I'm heading in to ^Ftown... I think he follows her a^Cround. Dad I'm heading in to ^Ftown... I think he follows her a^Cround. Dad I'm rolling in to ^Ftown... ^G I think he follows her a^Bbround.^C