Flowered Dresses

Intro - G - C - Em7 - D

[Verse 1]

       G
She was leaning long legged ss
         C ||
'neath a bottle cap sign -i
     Em7                  D
Of a country store with a coke and a smile
    G
the coolest place to linger
      C
on an Arkansas day
         Em7             D
when she saw him passing by
              G
He said "I'll take you back to Texas"
         C ||
Said "my name is Ray"
          Em7                       D
where the stars are bigger than the Hit Parade
        G
And she stopped dreamin' her dream
        C
and she started dreamin' his
Em7                     D
Traded in her childhood


[Chorus 1]

C                 D           G
She wore flowered dresses for him
C                D                     G
Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin
C                                  D
On the chance that they were goin' out tonight
G         G/F#       C
Catch a show, maybe grab a bite
C                   D                     G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice

[Verse 2]
       G
Sometimes I think about my daddy
         C ||
and his old spice grin,
 Em7                  D
Cleaned pressed shirts, and a farmers tan
    G
She never asked him questions
      C
So he never told her lies
         Em7             D
but I heard my mama cry some
              G
And I was sitting in the hallway on the night he left
         C ||
huggin my knees, holding my breath
          Em7                       D
I never knew why but he was damn sure gone
        G
thought it was maybe my fault




[Chorus 2]

C                 D           G
She wore flowered dresses for him
C                D                     G
Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin
C                                  D
On the chance that they were goin' out tonight
G         G/F#       C
Catch a show, maybe grab a bite
C                   D                     G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice

[Verse 3}
        G
Now the evening is just starting to chill a bit
         C ||
with the fireflies in flight over the trees and it
     Em7                  D
Brings to mind the glider where she used to sit
    G
And count the headlights on the highway
      C
So I think of where you're goin'
         Em7             D
Where you are tonight
              G
What you might have seen,
         C ||
since I last saw those eyes
          Em7                       D
I know that I can't win, If I do not play
        G
But this whole thing scares me


[Chorus 3]

C                 D           G
She wore flowered dresses for him
C                D                     G
Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin
C                                  D
On the chance that they were goin' out tonight
G         G/F#       C
Catch a show, maybe grab a bite
C                   D                     G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice


    C               D                     G
and she looked real nice, She looked real nice