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Key: F
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
G C F C
G C F C
Verse 1:
G C F C
She caught a bus all alone heading out
G C F C
there
G C F C
With one bag, thirty bucks, looking worn and
G C F C
scared
G C F C
Her printed tickets read one way to
G C F C
Savannah
G C F C
She left her dreams on the floor back in
G C F C
Bama
Chorus:
F Am G
Why did he treat her that way
F C G
Then pleaded with her to stay
F Am G
She's gone and changed her name
F C G
That's why she said goodbye to
G C F C
Alabama
Verse 2:
G C F C
Looks out the window sees houses and farms
G C F C
Thinks to herself that could've been ours
G C F C
Her weakness passes, she looks straight ahead
G C F C
What may have been what is instead
G C F C
of Alabama
Chorus:
F Am G
Why did he treat her that way
F C G
Then pleaded with her to stay
F Am G
She's gone and changed her name
F C G
That's why she said goodbye to
G C F C
Alabama
Outro:
F Am G
Why did he treat her that way
F C G
Then pleaded with her to stay
F Am G
She's gone and changed her name
F C G
That's why she said goodbye to
G C F C
Alabama
G C F C
Good bye forget her
G C F C
name she's done the
G C F C G
same
Notice of Copyright
This song is an original using no Artifical Intelligence and cannot be reproduced, altered, or offered
for commercial uses without the express written approval of Scott M Gunnell.
Copyright Β© 2026 Scott M******* Gunnell. All Rights Reserved.
Song History
Published: March 29, 2026
Last Updated: March 29, 2026