Key: D
G
A,D
D
I was sittin' there, sellin' turnips on a flatbed truck
F#m
Crunchin' on a pork rind when she pulled up
G
A
Bm
She had to be thinkin' "this is where rednecks come from"
D
She had Hollywood written on her license plate
F#m
She was lost and lookin' for the interstate
G
A
D
Needin' directions and I was the man for the job
G
A
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
G
A
There's a little country store with an old coke sign
G
A
Bm
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
G
A
Then a left will take you to the interstate
G
A
(one D
But a right will bring you right back here to me
D
I was sittin' there, thinkin 'bout her pretty face
F#m
Kickin' myself for not catchin' her name
G
A
Bm
I threw my hat and said, you fool, there goes love
D
I knew my old Ford couldn't run her down,
F#m
she probably didn't like me anyhow
G
A
D
So I watched her disappear into a cloud of dust
G
A
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
G
A
There's a little country store with an old coke sign
G
A
Bm
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
G
A
Then a left will take you to the interstate
G
A
D
But a right will bring you right back here to me
(bridge)
G
A
Is this Georgia heat playin' tricks on me
Bm
A
Or am I really seein' what I think I see
G
A
Bm
AG
(one
The woman of my dreams comin' back to me
G
A,D
G
A
She went way up yonder past the caution light
G
A
Don't know why, but somethin' felt right
G
A
Bm
When she stopped in and asked Ms. Bell for some of her sweet tea
G
A
D
Mama gave her a big ol' glass and sent her right back here to me
G
A
Thank God for good directions, and turnip greens