Roger Mcguinn

^G Followin the stars through the ^D honkey-tonks and bars
^F6a9 Dream away on a ^Ca9 country music ^G pride
^G Start the evenin' by myself,
but you can ^D bet by the hour of twelve
Gonna have a ^F6a9 pretty painted ^Ca9 lady by my ^G side ^G
Talkin' ^?bout a ^F6a9 pretty painted ^Ca9 lady by my ^G side ^G
Now I'll tell that woman how it used to be
when the west was wild and the land was free
How a western word would travel for a country mile
Then one day when the drugstores came
and forced my hand to play a truckin' game
Wishin' to be a cowboy all the while
Yes, I was ^F wishin' to be a ^C cowboy all the ^G while
^E- Painted Lady tell me of the past ^A- gone by
^G Hold me like the open range and ^C ride me high
Take me to the days when your dress was made of calico or gingham
And a ^C man was a ^A- man.... ^{F6a9
G G}
Painted Lady with your painted face
Tell me bout your life in this painted place
Tell me with your lovin' lips and lovin' eyes
I can feel the pain, I can see the fears
on the painted cheeks that hide the tears
Of a lovely lonesome cowgirl in disguise
Talkin' bout a lovely lonesome cowgirl in disguise
Chorus
transcribed by OttMan marten@sky.net