Terlingua Chili Queen Chords

Verse: A5 A Sandy worked in Dallas in an office in the sky A Chattin' up the oil men, her hair piled high D Bought designer clothes at the Galleria Mall A Dancin' in Deep Ellum, she was fairest of them all E The husbands and the houses, they'd come and then they'd go D A And when the dust would settle, she'd be right back on her own Verse: A If you want to get ahead you got to do the shuck and jive A So every day it's out of bed and onto 35 D Putting on mascara in the rearview mirror A In the back seat of her mind there's a little flash of fear E Is this the life she wanted when she was a little girl D Or is there something more out in the great big world?

Chorus: D She started feeling crazy, she started thinking wild A She wondered what would happen if she drove 600 miles D She planned her getaway, she had the motive and the means A D A That's how a beaten down Dallas gal became the Chili Queen Verse: A After twenty-too many years chasing wedding rings A She traded in her Lexus, sold off all her things D Goodbye to fancy dinners, goodbye to therapy A She headed west on 20 with a chili recipe E On the dash a pack of Salems and a half a pint of gin D Not caring if she'd ever see the Metroplex again, no Chorus: D She drove all through the night toward that little border town A It's time for starting over, no time for backing down D Sunrise in Terlingua on that truck stop caffeinel A D A That's how a beaten down Dallas gal became the Chili Queen D A D A E A Verse: A She found a place in Agua Fria with a kitchen out the back A Bought some pots and pans and she started to relax D Stirrin' and a-tastin' out in the open air A Sunshine on her skin, desert breezes in her hair E She won the chili cook-off, went off to celebrate D Dancin' at La Kiva like she's 'bout to levitate Outro: D She kissed a river rat, they started singing drinking songs A Said, I'm here for a good time, I'm not here for long D E Now they're headed for the desert in search of mescaline D She planned her getaway, she had the motive and the means A Sunrise in Terlingua on that truck stop caffeine D Dancin' at the Starlight like she was seventeen A D A That's how a beaten down Dallas gal became the Chili Queen