Intro (x4)
Cadd9 , G , F69 , GCadd9G
Hey Jenny was a country girl
F69 GCadd9G
We used to play them bars down on the Gulf Coast
F69 GCadd9G F69 G
In Mississippi and Alabama
Cadd9G
It used to be just her and I
F69 G
One ol van and a yellow line
Cadd9G
But she kept singin them songs
F69 G
Yeah we kept workin hard
Cadd9G
And pretty soon here comes along
F69 GCadd9G
Big fat man with the cigar, from Nashville
F69 GCadd9G F69 G
Said I’m gonna make you a star girl up in Nashville
Cadd9G
He told her to get rid of me
F69 G
But she wouldn’t have it
Cadd9G
Now I play rhythm guitar
F69 G
In her nine piece band
Chorus:
Em
And now it’s the number one hits
F
And sold out shows
Em
I still remember when we kissed at
F
The end of shows
Em
I really thought I had a chance
F
In that Alabama sand
G (w/the lick)
But I’m just a guitar player
Cadd9G F69 G
And I’m stuck in the back of Jenny’s band
Cadd9G
Well I watched her marry some other big shot
F69 G
Country music star
Cadd9G
Ain’t never told a soul
F69 G
Yeah that it broke my heart
Cadd9G
And now she flies around to shows
F69 G
While I’m on the band bus
Cadd9G
And I’m just dreamin bout the days
F69 G
It was just the two of us
Chorus:
Em
Yeah cuz it’s the number one hits
F
And sold out shows
Em
I still remember when we kissed at
F
The end of shows
Em
I really thought I had a chance
F
In that Alabama sand
G (w/the lick)
But I’m just a guitar player
Cadd9G F69 G x2
I’m stuck in the back of Jenny’s band
Solo (will try to tab something later)
Cadd9G
Now the only time I see her face
F69 G
Is from the back of a stage
Cadd9G
Sometimes she gives me a smile
F69 GA wink or a little wave
Cadd9G F69
As she walks off into her new life
GCadd9G F69 G
Finer things and fame
Intro x4
Chorus 2:
Em
Yeah number one hits
F
And sold out shows
Em
Maybe I'll just tell her how I feel
F
Just so she knows
Em
Wish I could turn back times hands
F
But I can’t
G
No I’m just a guitar player
Cadd9G F69 G
I’m stuck in the back of Jenny’s band
Cadd9G F69 G
In Jenny’s band
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.