Capo on the 5th fret
V1:
G
I knew a girl who was almost a lady
C G
She had a way with all the men in her life
D
Every inch of her blossomed in beauty
C G
She was born on the fourth of July
V2:
G
Well, she lived in an aluminum house trailer
C G
And she worked in a jukebox saloon
D
And she spent all the money that I give her
C G
Just to see the ol' man in the moon
CHORUS:
G
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory
C G
And awake in the dawn's early light
C G
But much to my surprise, when I opened my eyes
D G C G C G
I was a victim of the great compromise
V3:
G
Well, we'd go out on Saturday evenings
C G
To the drive-in on Route Forty-One
D
And it was there that I first suspected
C G
She was doing what she'd already done
V4:
G
She said "Johnny, won't you get me some popcorn?"
C G
And she knew I had to walk pretty far
D
And as soon as I passed through the moonlight
C G
She hopped into a foreign sports car
REPEAT CHORUS
V5:
G
Well, you know, I could have beat up the feller
C G
But it was her who had hopped into his car
D
As many times as I'd fought to protect her
C G
This time she was goin' too far
V6:
G
Now, some folks, they call me a coward
C G
'Cause I left her at the drive-in that night
D
But I'd rather have names thrown at me
C G
Than to fight for a thing that ain't right
REPEAT CHORUS
V7:
G
Now she writes all the fellers love letters
C G
Saying "Greetings! Come and see me real soon!"
D
And they go and line up the barroom
C G
To spend the night in that sick woman's room
V8:
G
But sometimes, I get awful lonesome
C G
And I wish she was my girl instead
D
But she won't let me live with her
C G
And she makes me live in my head
REPEAT CHORUS
