• Song:

    Committed To Parkview

  • Artist:

    Porter Wagoner

  • Album:

    Wagonmaster

Committed To Parkview

A (x02220@1)                          EThere's (022100@1)a man across the hall who sits staring at the floor
                                           Aand (x02220@1)he thinks he's Hank Williams, hear him singing through the door.
          D (xx0232@1)                   AThere's (x02220@1)a girl in 202 who stops by to visit me
        B (x2444x@1)                           Eand (022100@1)she talks about her songs and the star that she should be.
          A (x02220@1)                              DThere's (xx0232@1)a lot of real fine talent, staying in or passing through
        A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)           Aand (x02220@1)for one thing or another, they're committed to Parkview.

A (x02220@1)                          EThere's (022100@1)a girl in 207 coming down on Thorazine
                                       Aand (x02220@1)a superstars ex-drummer, trying to kick Benzedrine.
          D (xx0232@1)                               AThere's (x02220@1)a real fine country singer, who has tried and tried and tried.
          B (x2444x@1)                              EThey (022100@1)just bought him in this morning, an attempted suicide.
          A (x02220@1)                                  DThere (xx0232@1)are those that never made it, those that did and now are through.
     A (x02220@1)           D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)           ASome (x02220@1)came of their own good choosing, some committed to Parkview.

A (x02220@1)                            EThere's (022100@1)a girl who cries above me, loud enough to wake the dead.
                                            AThey (x02220@1)don't know what she has taken that has scrambled up her head.
          D (xx0232@1)                              AThere's (x02220@1)a boy just down below me who's the son of some well known.
       B (x2444x@1)                                EHe (022100@1)was brought in by his mother cause his daddy's always gone.  
          A (x02220@1)                             DThere's (xx0232@1)a bum from down on Broadway and a few quite well to do's.
         A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)           AWho (x02220@1)have withdrawn from the rat-race and committed to Parkview.

A (x02220@1)                             EThey (022100@1)wake me 'bout 6.30, just before the morning meal.
                                             AWhile (x02220@1)they're taking my blood pressure, they ask us how we feel.
      D (xx0232@1)                                  AAnd (x02220@1)I always say fantastic but there ain't nothing wrong with me.
          B (x2444x@1)                        EThen (022100@1)they give me my injection and I go right back to sleep.
       A (x02220@1)                           DAnd (xx0232@1)my days are kind of foggy and my nights are dreamy too.
            A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)           ABut (x02220@1)they're taking good care of me while committed to Parkview.

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