John Tams - American dream girl in texas
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"American Dream (Girl In Texas)" - John Tams - Unity - 2000
Transcribed by wranglingoutlaw
G/C - 3x2010
3/4 time -
Intro - | D | D | G | G | C | C | E | E | x2
A The sunset stEreams across Bmthe silver screen
G And takes the cDowboy Adown
Bm And Texas seems a lEong, long way
From thisA run down Dmining Atown
Bm England's hope andE glory
A Has hit that Dlonesome tArail
Bm And drugstore dreamsE of limousines
Bm Marlboro men and LEevi jeans
Bm Steel guitars and rEhinestone queens
They Anever let Me Ddown A
Bm And I dreamed I sEaw America
A D A | E ..
From a two bit-border town
4/4 time -
Thought I'd D get acroF#mss the borderG G/C
D See what I F#mcould sGee G/C
D Put a lF#mittle GorderA
G Between the BmLone-Star State and MeA
She wasG standing by the fAreeway
D I was shorF#mt on comGpany A
She waDs a girlF#m G in TeAxas
G A | D G D / |
But a woman in Tennessee
| D G D D ..
.. F#m G G/C
My pick-up ain't no limousine
D But there's roomF#m enough for tGwo G/C
D As she slippedF#m in doGwn by My Aside
G The State-lineBm came into viewA
She saidG She'd a mind to tAravel
D I said, that is justF#m fine by Me G
A She was a Dgirl F#m G in TexasA
G A | D G D / |
But a woman in Tennessee
| D G D D ..
..... F#m F#m | G G G/C G/C |
| D D F#m F#m | G G G/C G/C |
| D D F#m F#m | G G A A |
| G G Bm Bm | A | G | A |
| D D F#m F#m | G G A A | x2
| G G A A | D G D / | D G D / ..
.. F#m G G/C
We found a little bar-room
D With a polkaF#m playing baGnd G/C
D We F#mtook to trading Gsmiles A
G And We Bmtook to holding handsA
And We Gdanced - We danced into the mAorning
D Changed ouF#mr history G
A She was a DgirlF#m G in TexasA
G A | D G D / |
But a woman in Tennessee
| D G D / |
3/4 time -
Bm And I dreamed I saw AEmerica
A D Bm
From a two-bit - one-horse - run-down -
Em A D A ..
- Northern mining town