E5 B5 Where the sweet magnolia grows there's a river bend I know E5 E5 A5 Where time ain't nothing to kill E5 B5 It's a crazy river. It shakes and shivers. A5 E5 It's a want that never will E5 B5 Mona took a bus to Las Vegas in a rush. E5 E5 A5 When she could not stand the rain. E5 B5 In a fit of passion, culture clashing A5 E5 The sunshine turned to rain. Chorus 1: B5 E5 Now she sits and she wonders B5 E5 E5 "How'd I get so far under?" A5 E5 Oh, the spell of wasted youth Ab5 A5 wasted time and that's the truth E5 B5 E5 A5 E5 Oh lord I've cast my pearls before the swine. solo break: E5 B5 E5 E5 A5 E5 B5 A5 Ab5 B5 E5 E5 You can ramble you can roam B5 Disassemble and disown E5 E5 A5 You can take back everything you've had to say. E5 B5 But who can run from number 1? A5 E5 Oh to live is to obey. Chorus 2 B5 E5 Now I sit and I wonder B5 E5 E5 "How'd I get so far under?" A5 E5 Oh, the spell of wasted youth Ab5 A5 wasted time and that's the truth E5 B5 C#5 B5 A5 Oh lord I've cast my pearls before the swine. E5 B5 E5 A5 E5 Good God I've cast my pearls before the swine. E5 B5 E5 E5 A5 E5 B5 A5 Ab5 B5 E5