Ballad of a Teenage Queen - Johnny Cash
Verse 1:
[G](Dream on, dream on [C]teenage [G]queen [C]prettiest [G]girl we've [D]ever [G]seen)
[G]There's a story [C]in our [G]town
[G]Of the prettiest [D]girl ar[G]ound
[G]Golden hair and [C]eyes of [G]blue
[G]How those eyes could [D]flash at [G]you ([G]How those eyes could [D]flash at [G]you)
[C]Boys hung 'round her [G]by the score
[G]But she loved the [D7]boy next [G]door who worked at the [D]candy [G]store
|Chorus 1:
|[G](Dream on, dream on [C]teenage [G]queen [C]prettiest [G]girl we've [D]ever [G]seen)
Verse 2:
[G]She was tops in [C]all they [G]said
[G]It never once went [D]to her [G]head
[G]She had every[C]thing it [G]seems
[G]Not a care, this [D]teenage [G]queen ([G]Not a care, this [D]teenage queen[G])
[C]Other boys could [G]offer more
[G]But she loved the [D7]boy next [G]door who worked at the [D]candy [G]store
|Chorus 2:
|[G](Dream on, dream on [C]teenage [G]queen [C]you should [G]be a [D]movie [G]queen)
Verse 3:
[G]He would marry [C]her next [G]spring
[G]Saved his money, [D]bought a [G]ring
[G]Then one day a [C]movie [G]scout
[G]Came to town to [D]take her [G]out ([G]came to town to [D]take her [G]out)
[C]Hollywood could [G]offer more
[G]So she left the [D7]boy next [G]door working at the [D]candy [G]store
|Chorus 3:
|[G](Dream on, dream on [C]teenage [G]queen [C]see you [G]on the [D]movie [G]screen)
Verse 4:
[G]Very soon she [C]was a [G]Star
[G]Pretty house and [D]shiny [G]car
[G]Swimming pool and a [C]fence [G]around
[G]But she missed her [D]old home [G]town ([G]But she missed her [D]old home [G]town)
[C]All the world was [G]at her door
[G]All except the [D7]boy next [G]door who worked at the [D]candy [G]store
|Chorus 4:
|[G](Dream on, dream on [C]teenage [G]queen [C]saddest [G]girl we've [D]ever [G]seen)
Verse 5:
[G]Then one day the [C]teenage [G]star
[G]Sold her house and [D]all her[G] cars
[G]Gave up all her [C]wealth and [G]fame
[G]Left it all and [D]caught a [G]train ([G]Left it all and [D]caught a [G]train)
[C]Do I have to [G]tell you more
[G]She came back to the [D7]boy next [G]door who worked at the [D]candy [G]store
Outro:
[G](Now this story [C]has some [G]more, you'll [C]hear it [G]all at the [D]candy [G]store)