Chords for Jeannie C. Riley - Return To Harper Valley

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Y'all remember Harper Valley and the Harper Valley PTA? _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, have you ever wondered where they are [D] and what those folks are doing today?
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_ _ Now things have changed a lot, but we all seem to understand things better by and by. _ _ _
_ _ _ Now my daughter is the mother [E] of two children at the Harper Valley [A] High. _
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_ _ _ _ _ Well, my daughter came to see me, she was selling tickets for the high school dance.
_ _ _ _ [D] I could win a brand new album by some straight cats if [Bm] I'd only buy a [D]
chance.
_ _ _ _ Well, [A] I bought the tickets and the chance to win a brand new rock and roll LP.
_ _ _ [Am] _ [A] And when Friday came, I [E] walked into the place, my dress was well below [A] my knees.
_ _ [F] _ _ Now [Bb] Mr.
Harper took my ticket and smiled at me, a sober as a judge.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Shirley Thompson, she was there with him, she shook my hand and then gave me a hug.
_ _ _ _ You [Bb] know, they're married now, and my, they look so happy and contented side by side.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] And to my surprise, Bobby [F] Taylor never took his eyes off [Bb] of his wife.
_ _ _ _ _ Mr.
Baker stirred the punch, it was lemonade with nothing on the side.
_ _ _ _ _ His secretary [Eb] smiled at me and said she was so happy as his [Bb] bride.
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Winnie Jones is dead, she and a young kid missed a curve on lovers lane.
_ _ _ _ _ Mr.
Kelly's gone, he drank [F] until they said it, his liver [Bb] and his brain.
_ _ _ _ _ Now the music started up and it was louder than a thunderstorm in May.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Well, I stood there and laughed to see the way the kids all get their kicks today.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] Then I saw a man who gave a cigarette to some small kid too young to smoke.
_ _ _ He was a full grown man and he [F] was set up in the parking lot of selling [Bb] dope.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I walked around the place and saw the drummer sniffing powder up his [Fm] nose.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] Then I walked out through the [Bb] parking lot and saw these kids were taking off their clothes.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [F] They were drinking beer and popping pills [Bb] and acting like they all were having fun.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I got so mad I thought at [F] first I'd go back to the house [Bb] and get a gun.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] But I went back to my home and took my Bible out and said a little prayer.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Now tomorrow I can tell them that God loves them and I'll tell them that I care.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I think back fifteen years ago when I was wild and wore a mini skirt.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [E] Ain't no way I can explain the [Gb] things I did and all the people [B] that I hurt.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, the music keeps on ringing in my ears and I can hear the drummers beat.
_ _ _ _ I [E] can see the way things are and I can see the things the kids are thinking each.
_ _ _ _ [B] Well, tomorrow afternoon the PTA will meet and I've got things [Bm] to say.
_ _ _ _ [E] To a brand new generation [Gb] of the Harper Valley [B] PTA. _
_ _ _ _ [Db] To [E] a brand new generation [Gb] of the Harper Valley [B] PTA. _
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