Key: A 🎸 Intro: A | A | A | A A | A | A | E7 🎸 Verse 1: A E She left the country with big city dreams running wild in her mind D E7 A Looking for love or adventure or anything else she could find D A But her small town pretty didn't play in the city too well E7 A A7 And the life that she thought would be heaven now feels more like hell
🎸 Chorus: D There's lots of sad stories and this here's another A A7 Of big city dreams that got swept down the gutter D And he said if you leave don't ever come back E E7 E She burned all the bridges she knew D E7 So she wakes up and puts on her apron A A7 What else can she do? 🎸 Verse 2: A She works twelve hour shifts pouring coffee for strangers A She walks home at night well aware of the dangers E E7 E E7 But too tired to care D She dreams of a life free of sadness or strife A Or what it might be like to be somebody's wife E7 And a table with no empty chairs A So she wakes up fills her own coffee cup E E7 A A7 And wonders if God hears her prayers 🎸 Chorus: D There's lots of sad stories and this here's another A A7 Of big city dreams that got swept down the gutter D And he said if you leave don't ever come back E E7 E She burned all the bridges she knew D E7 So she wakes up and puts on her apron A What else can she do? Alright 🎸 Instrumental: E | E | E7 | E7 A | A | A7 | A7 D | D | D | D E | E | E7 | E7 🎸 Verse 3: A She serves up the bacon, and money she's making E Still won't pay the bills A The city is busy and always in motion E But somehow for her, time stands still D A She wonders if happiness lies in the country back home E7 And she'd like to go back but she knows good and well A A7 That she won't 🎸 Chorus: D There's lots of sad stories and this here's another A A7 Of big city dreams that got swept down the gutter D And he said if you leave don't ever come back E E7 E She burned all the bridges she knew D E7 So she wakes up and puts on her apron A A7 What else can she do E7 So she wakes up and puts on her apron N.C. A What else can she do? 🎸 Outro: D | D | D | D | A | A | A | A7 | x4