Gillian Welch
Barroom Girls

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       C
Oh the night came undone, like a party dress
                                    G
And fell at her feet in a beautiful mess
    C                                      F
The smoke and the whiskey came home in her curls
                           C             G       C
And they crept through the dreams of the barroom girls

         C                
Well she tosses and turns ‘cause the sun is unkind
                                                G
And the heat of the day’s coming in through the blinds
    C                                            F
But leave all the blue skies for the rest of the world
                      C             G       C
Because the neon will shine for the barroom girls

       G                C
Oh the barroom girls go by your side
         D                    G 
Like the ponies who pass on a carousel ride
    C                            F
And all the colors go round in a swirl
                      C           G       C
When you dance in the arms of the barroom girls

        C          
Now she rolls to her feet when she can’t sleep no more
                                          G
And looks at her clothes lying out on the floor
C                                     F
Last night’s spangles and yesterday’s pearls
                       C            G       C
Are the bright morning stars of the barroom girls
C                                     F
Last night’s spangles and yesterday’s pearls
                       C            G       C
Are the bright morning stars of the barroom girls