Harper Valley Pta
Jeannie C. RileyVersion1
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I want to tell you all a story 'bout a Harper Valley widowed wife
Who had a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High
Well her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play
She said Mom I got a note here from the Harper Valley P.T.A.
The note said Misses Johnson, you're wearing your dresses way too high
It's reported you've been drinking and a runnin' round with men and going wild
And we don't believe you ought to be a bringing up your little girl this way
It was signed by the secretary, Harper Valley P.T.A.
Well, it happened that the P.T.A. was gonna meet that very afternoon
They were sure surprised when Misses Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room
And as she walked up to the blackboard I still recall the words she had to say
She said, I'd like to address this meeting of the Harper Valley P.T.A.
Well there's Bobby Taylor, sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a
date
Misses Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away
And Mister Baker can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town
And shouldn't Widow Jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled
completely down?
Well Mister Harper couldn't be here 'cause he stayed to long at Kelly's Bar
again
And if you smell Shirley Tompson's breath you'll find she's had a little nip
of gin
Then you have the nerve to tell me you think that as a mother I'm not fit
Well this is just a little Peyton Place and you're all Harper Valley
hypocrites.
No, I wouldn't put you on because it really did , it happend just this way
The day my Mama socked it to the Harper Valley P.t.A.
The day my Mama socked it to the Harper Valley P.T.A.
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Readable chord sheet for Harper Valley Pta by Jeannie C. Riley
I wan[G7]t to tell you all a story 'bout a Harper Valley widowed wife Who had a te[C7]enage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High Well her da[G7]ughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play She said [C7]Mom I got a note here from the H[D7]arper Valley P.T.[G7]A. The [G7]note said Misses Johnson, you're wearing your dresses way too high It's re[C7]ported you've been drinking and a runnin' round with men and going wild And we d[G7]on't believe you ought to be a bringing up your little girl this way It was si[C7]gned by the secretary, H[D7]arper Valley P.T.[G7]A. Well, it h[G7]appened that the P.T.A. was gonna meet that very afternoon They were s[C7]ure surprised when Misses Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room And as she w[G7]alked up to the blackboard I still recall the words she had to say She said, I'd l[C7]ike to address this meeting of the H[D7]arper Valley P.T.[G7]A. Well there's B[Ab7]obby Taylor, sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a date Misses Ta[C#7]ylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away And Mister [Ab7]Baker can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town And shouldn't W[C#7]idow Jones be told to keep her w[Eb7]indow shades all pulled completely d[Ab7]own? Well[A7] Mister Harper couldn't be here 'cause he stayed to long at Kelly's Bar again And if you s[D7]mell Shirley Tompson's breath you'll find she's had a little nip of gin Then you [A7]have the nerve to tell me you think that as a mother I'm not fit Well this is [D7]just a little Peyton Place and [E7]you're all Harper Valley [A7]hypocrites. No, I[A7] wouldn't put you on because it really did , it happend just this way The day my [D7]Mama socked it to the [E7]Harper Valley P.[A7]t.A. The day my [Ab7]Mama socked it to the H[Bb7]arper Valley P.T.[Eb7]A.