Am


[Verse]

Am                 F     E
In the valley the girl waits
Am                  F    E
At the back of the caravan
Am                  F    E
Wears a dress made of red wool
Am                  F             E
For a night on the town with her man

[Pre-Chorus]

Am         C        G       Am
    He is good to her
Am         C        G       Am
    He takes care of her
Am            C
    He holds doors for her
G          Am
Settles scores for her
Am    C             G       Am
  He does what he can

[Verse]

Am               F     E
Stole a car for tonight
Am                     F    E
To pick her up for the dance
Am                           F     E
They said farewell to their families
           Am                  F    E
Like they'd never come home again

[Chorus]

Dsus2           Am        G             Am
Shine up your shoes and polish your cufflinks
Dsus2           Am        G             Am
Go dress up for the ball,          In borrowed
Dsus2           Am
clothes and fake jewels
       G             Am
We can bend all the rules
Dsus2           Am        G             Am
We won't go home until they drag us out


[Verse]

Am                  F         E
There's a man who runs this place
Am                         F            E
Built like a chimney and hits like Joe Brown
Am                F           E
He's got tabs on all of the girls
Am                       F           E
She needs more money to buy her way out

[Pre-chorus 2]

Am         Dm         E       Am
He ain't shit to her
Am              Dm              E         Am
Ain't worth the tears to her
Am           Dm    E            Am
Dares call himself a Christian man
Am         Dm          E          Am
He only gives us the back of his hand

Am         Dm          E          Am
How long?

Am         Dm          E          Am
how long?

[Chorus]

Dsus2        Am           G    Am
But tonight put on your best dress
Dsus2        Am           G    Am
Go dress up for the ball,       In borrowed
Dsus2              Am
clothes and fake jewels
        G             Am
We can bend all the rules
Dsus2        Am           G    Am
We won't go home until they drag us out