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From: Erik Karlson 

Drive in Movies and Dashboard Lights
Words and music by Nanci Griffith
As performed on her album "Storms"
Note: this is as Nanci spelled things on the album...no flames about
my spelling of the word "cuz"!!! :)


F (133211@1)             BbSister (x1333x@1)had a crystal voice
             F (133211@1)              BbShe (x1333x@1)played a Silvertone from Montgomery Ward
F (133211@1)            BbBaez (x1333x@1)songs and Monroe hair
     F (133211@1)                       BbShe (x1333x@1)sure could turn the boy's heads to stare
  Am (x02210@1)             DmSwim (xx0231@1)wear saunter, tan and haunt them
        Bb (x1333x@1)               CThat's (x32010@1)all she learned in school
Am (x02210@1)                DmBooks (xx0231@1)were for the other girls
          Bb (x1333x@1)             CAnd (x32010@1)the other girls were fools
Bb (x1333x@1)            CTexas (x32010@1)back in '69
      Dm (xx0231@1)     C (x32010@1)           BbWas (x1333x@1)drive-in movies and dashboard lights


F (133211@1)                  BbFather (x1333x@1)waltzed her down the aisle
     F (133211@1)            BbCuz (x1333x@1)college didn't suit her style
F (133211@1)                      BbSad (x1333x@1)truth was she could barely read
            F (133211@1)                       BbBut (x1333x@1)if you told poor father, well he wouldn't believe you
      Am (x02210@1)                DmThe (xx0231@1)telephone rang drove Mother insane
          Bb (x1333x@1)               CWith (x32010@1)the hearts left on the shelf
    Am (x02210@1)                DmSister's (xx0231@1)gone and she won't be home
          Bb (x1333x@1)               CCuz (x32010@1)she never took care of herself
Bb (x1333x@1)          CTexas (x32010@1)back in '69
      Dm (xx0231@1)     C (x32010@1)            BbWas (x1333x@1)drive in movies and dashboard lights


Chorus:
Bb (x1333x@1)          CWhere (x32010@1)is she now?
     F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)         CThe (x32010@1)backseat queen of fraternity
Bb (x1333x@1)         CWhere (x32010@1)is she now?
       F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)         CShe's (x32010@1)heavy of thigh and light on integrity
Bb (x1333x@1)                 CSomeone (x32010@1)should have told her
        F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)        DmWhen (xx0231@1)beauty's all you offer
     Bb (x1333x@1)           C (x32010@1)                         F (133211@1)     BbToo (x1333x@1)soon the world discovers that your bueaty's gone
F (133211@1)             Bb(it's (x1333x@1)gone)


F (133211@1)                        BbMother (x1333x@1)can't you hear your daughter crying
F (133211@1)                 BbFather (x1333x@1)wake up her youth is dying
    F (133211@1)                        BbHer (x1333x@1)kids are grown...husband's gone away
        F (133211@1)                     BbIt's (x1333x@1)a shame cuz she had such a lovely face
Am (x02210@1)                DmCan't (xx0231@1)you see she needed more
      Bb (x1333x@1)               CThan (x32010@1)"Oh, what a pretty child!"
Am (x02210@1)                  DmYou (xx0231@1)never taught her truth from lie
        Bb (x1333x@1)              CAll (x32010@1)you told her was to smile
Bb (x1333x@1)            CTexas (x32010@1)back in '69
      Dm (xx0231@1)     C (x32010@1)          BbWas (x1333x@1)drive in movies and dashboard lights


Chorus


transcribed by Erik Karlsson
Stabnste@phoenix.phoenix.net