Chords for Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C. Riley
Tempo:
123.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Bb
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
And here is Jeannie Riley, the Harper Valley [E] PTA.
[A]
I want to tell you all a story about a Harper Valley widowed wife
[Db] Who had [D] a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High
[D]
Well, [A] her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to lay
[A] And she [D] said, Mama, got a note here [E] from the Harper Valley [A] PTA
[Em]
Well, [A] the note said, Mrs.
Johnson, you're wearing your dress way too high
[D] It's reported you've been drinking and a-running round with men and going wild
[A] And we don't believe you ought to be bringing up your little girl this way
[D] And it was signed by the [E] Secretary, Harper Valley [A] PTA
[F]
Well, [Bb] it happened that the PTA was going to meet that very afternoon
And [Eb] they were sure surprised when Mrs.
Johnson wore her mini skirt into the room
And [Bb] as she walked up to the blackboard, I can still recall the words she had to say
She [Eb] said, I'd like to address this [F] meeting of the Harper Valley [Bb] PTA
Well, there's Bobby Taylor sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a date
And [Eb] Mrs.
Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away
And [Bb] Mr.
Baker, can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town?
[Bbm]
[Bb] And [Eb] shouldn't Gwinnett Jones be told to [F] keep her when the shade's all [Bb] completely down?
[Gb]
[B] Mr.
Harper Valley, tell it far again
And [E] if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, you'll find she's had a little nip of gin
And [B] then you'll have to tell me you think that as a mother I'm not fit
Well, [E] this is just a little patent place [Gb] and you're all Harper Valley [B] hypocrites
No, I wouldn't put you on because you really did, it happened just this way
That day [E] my mama socked it to [Gb] the Harper Valley [B] PTA
That day [E] my mama socked it to [Gb] the Harper Valley [B] PTA
[N]
[A]
I want to tell you all a story about a Harper Valley widowed wife
[Db] Who had [D] a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High
[D]
Well, [A] her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to lay
[A] And she [D] said, Mama, got a note here [E] from the Harper Valley [A] PTA
[Em]
Well, [A] the note said, Mrs.
Johnson, you're wearing your dress way too high
[D] It's reported you've been drinking and a-running round with men and going wild
[A] And we don't believe you ought to be bringing up your little girl this way
[D] And it was signed by the [E] Secretary, Harper Valley [A] PTA
[F]
Well, [Bb] it happened that the PTA was going to meet that very afternoon
And [Eb] they were sure surprised when Mrs.
Johnson wore her mini skirt into the room
And [Bb] as she walked up to the blackboard, I can still recall the words she had to say
She [Eb] said, I'd like to address this [F] meeting of the Harper Valley [Bb] PTA
Well, there's Bobby Taylor sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a date
And [Eb] Mrs.
Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away
And [Bb] Mr.
Baker, can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town?
[Bbm]
[Bb] And [Eb] shouldn't Gwinnett Jones be told to [F] keep her when the shade's all [Bb] completely down?
[Gb]
[B] Mr.
Harper Valley, tell it far again
And [E] if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, you'll find she's had a little nip of gin
And [B] then you'll have to tell me you think that as a mother I'm not fit
Well, [E] this is just a little patent place [Gb] and you're all Harper Valley [B] hypocrites
No, I wouldn't put you on because you really did, it happened just this way
That day [E] my mama socked it to [Gb] the Harper Valley [B] PTA
That day [E] my mama socked it to [Gb] the Harper Valley [B] PTA
[N]
Key:
E
A
Bb
D
B
E
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_ _ And here is Jeannie Riley, the Harper Valley [E] PTA.
_ _ _ [A] _
I want to tell you all a story about a Harper Valley widowed wife _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Who had [D] a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High
_ _ _ [D] _
Well, [A] her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to lay
_ _ [A] And she [D] said, Mama, got a note here [E] from the Harper Valley [A] PTA
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
Well, [A] the note said, Mrs.
Johnson, you're wearing your dress way too high _ _ _ _
_ [D] It's reported you've been drinking and a-running round with men and going wild _ _ _
_ [A] And we don't believe you ought to be bringing up your little girl this way _ _ _
_ [D] And it was signed by the [E] Secretary, Harper Valley [A] PTA
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Well, [Bb] it happened that the PTA was going to meet that very afternoon _ _ _ _
And [Eb] they were sure surprised when Mrs.
Johnson wore her mini skirt into the room _ _ _ _
And [Bb] as she walked up to the blackboard, I can still recall the words she had to say _ _ _ _
She [Eb] said, I'd like to address this [F] meeting of the Harper Valley [Bb] PTA _ _ _ _
Well, there's Bobby Taylor sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a date _ _ _ _
And [Eb] Mrs.
Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away _ _ _ _
And [Bb] Mr.
Baker, can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town?
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Bb] And [Eb] shouldn't Gwinnett Jones be told to [F] keep her when the shade's all [Bb] completely down?
_ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [B] Mr.
Harper Valley, _ _ _ tell it far again _ _ _ _
And [E] if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, you'll find she's had a little nip of gin _ _ _
And [B] then you'll have to tell me you think that as a mother I'm not fit _ _ _ _
Well, [E] this is just a little patent place [Gb] and you're all Harper Valley [B] hypocrites
No, _ _ _ _ I wouldn't put you on because you really did, it happened just this way _ _ _ _
That day [E] my mama socked it to [Gb] the Harper Valley [B] PTA _ _ _ _ _
That day [E] my mama socked it to [Gb] the Harper Valley _ [B] PTA _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _
I want to tell you all a story about a Harper Valley widowed wife _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Who had [D] a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High
_ _ _ [D] _
Well, [A] her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to lay
_ _ [A] And she [D] said, Mama, got a note here [E] from the Harper Valley [A] PTA
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
Well, [A] the note said, Mrs.
Johnson, you're wearing your dress way too high _ _ _ _
_ [D] It's reported you've been drinking and a-running round with men and going wild _ _ _
_ [A] And we don't believe you ought to be bringing up your little girl this way _ _ _
_ [D] And it was signed by the [E] Secretary, Harper Valley [A] PTA
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Well, [Bb] it happened that the PTA was going to meet that very afternoon _ _ _ _
And [Eb] they were sure surprised when Mrs.
Johnson wore her mini skirt into the room _ _ _ _
And [Bb] as she walked up to the blackboard, I can still recall the words she had to say _ _ _ _
She [Eb] said, I'd like to address this [F] meeting of the Harper Valley [Bb] PTA _ _ _ _
Well, there's Bobby Taylor sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a date _ _ _ _
And [Eb] Mrs.
Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away _ _ _ _
And [Bb] Mr.
Baker, can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town?
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Bb] And [Eb] shouldn't Gwinnett Jones be told to [F] keep her when the shade's all [Bb] completely down?
_ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [B] Mr.
Harper Valley, _ _ _ tell it far again _ _ _ _
And [E] if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, you'll find she's had a little nip of gin _ _ _
And [B] then you'll have to tell me you think that as a mother I'm not fit _ _ _ _
Well, [E] this is just a little patent place [Gb] and you're all Harper Valley [B] hypocrites
No, _ _ _ _ I wouldn't put you on because you really did, it happened just this way _ _ _ _
That day [E] my mama socked it to [Gb] the Harper Valley [B] PTA _ _ _ _ _
That day [E] my mama socked it to [Gb] the Harper Valley _ [B] PTA _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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