Followed Her Around
Jimmy RankinVersion1
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I followed her around,
I was quite naive.
Holes in my soul,
I wore my heart upon my sleeve.
Down that winding country road,
Despite the stories I'd been told.
Now I don't go into town,
Since I followed her around.
I stood and watched in disbelief,
From the shadows of my grief.
She wore lipstick black as coal,
And her boots up to her knees.
How could I even speak my mind,
All the boys were making time.
I bowed my head without a sound,
Since I followed her around.
Everybody's got a hunger,
And a seed they gotta sow.
I should have listened to my mother,
When she cried 'no, child no.
Son get your feet back on the ground,
Don't go follow her around'.
I watched her from afar,
That pretty flower in mid bloom.
Oh how that girl could work a bar,
As she waltzed around the room.
I couldn't take it anymore,
Tried to get her out the door.
One more time she shot me down,
Since I followed her around.
Everybody's got a hunger,
And a seed they gotta sow.
I should have listened to my mother,
When she cried 'no, child no.
Son get your feet back on the ground,
Don't go follow her around'.
Now I'm old and wise,
Still got that sparkle in my eyes.
All my kids have come and gone,
All except my youngest son.
It was just the other day,
I swore I heard him say:
Dad I'm heading in to town...
I think he follows her around.
Dad I'm heading in to town...
I think he follows her around.
Dad I'm rolling in to town...
I think he follows her around.
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Readable chord sheet for Followed Her Around by Jimmy Rankin
[F] [Am] [G] [F] [Am] [G] I followed her a[Fadd9]round, I was quite na[C]ive. Holes in my [Fadd9]soul, I wore my heart upon my [C]sleeve. Down that winding country [F]road, Despite the stories I'd been [Am]told. Now I don't go into [F]town, Since I followed her a[C]round. I stood and watched in disbe[Fadd9]lief, From the shadows of my[C] grief. She wore lipstick black as [Fadd9]coal, And her boots up to her [C]knees. How could I even speak my [F]mind, All the boys were making [Am]time. I bowed my head without a [F]sound, Since I followed her a[C]round. [G] Everybody's got a hunger, And a [F]seed they gotta [C]sow. I should have listened to my [G]mother, When she cried '[F]no, [Am]child [D]no. Son get your feet back on the [F]ground, Don't go follow her a[C]round'. I watched her from a[Fadd9]far, That pretty flower in mid[C] bloom. Oh how that girl could work a [Fadd9]bar, As she waltzed around the [C]room. I couldn't take it any[F]more, Tried to get her out the [Am]door. One more time she shot me [F]down, Since I followed her a[C]round. [G] Everybody's got a hunger, And a [F]seed they gotta [C]sow. I should have listened to my [G]mother, When she cried '[F]no, [Am]child [D]no. Son get your feet back on the [F]ground, Don't go follow her a[C]round'. [F] [Am] [G] [F] [Am] [G] Now I'm old and [Fadd9]wise, Still got that sparkle in my [C]eyes. All my kids have come and [Fadd9]gone, All except my youngest [C]son. It was just the other [F]day, I swore I heard him [Am]say: Dad I'm heading in to [F]town... I think he follows her a[C]round. Dad I'm heading in to [F]town... I think he follows her a[C]round. Dad I'm rolling in to [F]town... [G] I think he follows her a[Bb]round.[C]