Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
🎸 Verse 1:
A augmentedA D MajorD
I have come a long way from the hills of Tennessee
A augmentedA E MajorE
And I've worked hard to make the folks back home real proud of me
A augmentedA D MajorD
Now everybody knows my name no matter where I go
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
But I never really made it 'til The Johnny Carson Show
🎸 Verse 2:
A augmentedA D MajorD
Now I have dreamed of stardom since I was just a kid
A augmentedA E MajorE
And me 'n' Dollar dreamed beneath this thirteen dollar wig
A augmentedA D MajorD
In my bell-bottom jumpsuits with the rhinestones all aglow
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I became and over-night success from The Johnny Carson Show
🎸 Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA
From polyester paradise to silk and satin frills
E MajorE A augmentedA
From a forty-eight foot moblie home to a mansion on the hill
D MajorD A augmentedA
From moonshine to rare wine, from a Packard to a Rolls
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
But I'd never really made it 'til The Johnny Carson Show
🎸 Verse 3:
A augmentedA D MajorD
Now there's only one small problem, sometimes I get disturbed
A augmentedA E MajorE
Folks sometimes get me confused with Monti Rock the third
A augmentedA D MajorD
But still I think it's worth it and I just thought you should know
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
That I'll always owe a special thanks to The Johnny Carson Show
🎸 Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA
I went from pop beads to diamonds from car coats to fur
E MajorE A augmentedA
From K-Mart to Gucci, from here no tellin' where
D MajorD A augmentedA
From Hillbilly Heaven to a penthouse on the coast
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
But I never really made it til The Johnny Carson Show
