Painted Lady

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F[D]ollowin the stars through the honkey-tonks and bars
[F6a9]Dream away on a [Ca9]country music [G]pride

S[G]tart the evenin' by myself,

 [D]but you can bet by the hour of twelve
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G[G]onna have[G] a pretty painted lady by my side
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

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Y[G]es, I was wishin' to be a cowboy all the while

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P[A]ainted Lady tell me of the past gone by

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H[C]old me like the open range and ride me high

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Take me to the days when your dress was made of calico or gingham
And a [C]man was a [A]man....  [F6a9]

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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