G                             C               G
1) Hand me my guitar    There's a song that I was singin' 
           Em     D
When I was young     I had a hell of a time 
 C          G  Em  C             D 
Looking for love   in  the misty waters 
       Em   D    C            Em    D      G
Of the seas that flow    in a young girl's mind. 

Chorus: 
    C       G           C         G
Only in shadows and lonely at night 
    C            G                Em           D
She turns to you softly,      you turn off the light 
                                C             G
You use her, abuse her, and you know it's not right 
   Em            D            C
To treat one who loves you so badly 
           Em        D             G               C
When she's doin' the best that she can,    And you know 
         Em        D             G
That she doin' the best that she can. 
 
                               C                 G
Do you believe in dreams?      Do you believe in dreamers? 
                   Em     D
Hopin' that you'll find     what you're lookin' for 
 C                G  Em    C                   D
You don't have to worry     There's a bright tomorrow 
        Em    D    C             Em    D      G
In the dreams that roll     in a young girl's mind.... 

Repeat chorus then verse 1, adding "So (hand me my guitar)..."

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G         C                   G
When I was young, I dreamed of highways 
       C                   G
Never dreamed I'd find you there 
                 C            G
You've got yours, and I've got my ways 
         D    C            G
It's all gone, and I don't care 
 
                 C             G
So come lay down here upon my pillow 
            C                G
I've got to see you one more time 
                C                  G
Don't tell lies    they're hard to handle 
             D    C              G
And it's too late   to change my mind 
 
 D                    G       D                   G
Some words don't come easy     some don't come at all 
   C                  G                D
I don't think I'll be talking when you leave 
 
         G        C                   G
Late last night I thought I heard you cryin' 
                     C               G
I guess you had some trouble in your sleep 
             C             G
And the only sound I can rely on 
       D            C              G
Is the song you're singing when you leave 
 
 D                    G       D                   G
Some words don't come easy     some don't come at all 
   C                  G                D
I don't think I'll be talking when you leave 
 
 G         C                   G
When I was young, I dreamed of highways 
       C                   G
Never dreamed I'd lose you there 
                 C            G
You've got yours, and I've got my ways 
         D    C            G
It's all gone, and I don't care 
         D    C            G
It's all gone, and I don't care

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G       D       C                       G
I never dreamed    you'd mean a thing to me 
            D                  C                      G      C   G
But when I needed your lovin', you gave me lovin' the way it ought 
to be 
              D      C                  G
Sweet country days     The memories are clear 
            D                   C                        G   C  G
And I'll remember the laughter, sure miss the laughter I had 
when you were here 
 
           Bm                  Em      Bm              Em     F
And when I feel   the way I'm feeling    can't help believin' you 
              G      D7                      G
   Made it so easy.     They can't take that away. 
 
         D     C                      G
Girl you were    the girl you used to be 
       D                       C                           G   C  G
Well I heard all the stories, you know those stories don't mean 
a thing to me. 
              D    C                      G
I loved your face     I loved your gentle ways 
            D                   C                  G    C      G
If I could paint you in colors, you'd be a rainbow on a summer day 
 
           Bm                  Em      Bm              Em     F
And when I feel   the way I'm feeling    can't help believin' you 
              G      D7                      G
   Made it so easy.     They can't take that away. 
    D7                      G
       They can't take that away.

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