Key: A
Introduction:
E- Bm- A- E
(verse 1)
E
She wore a dress with cherries on it,
Bm
Going somewhere where she'd be wanted,
A E
A town this small, all they do is talk,
E
No wedding ring She had finger nail polish,
Bm
She always dreamed that she'd go to college,
A E
But some dreams fade, they just slip away,
C#m7 A E
She started to show A few months ago and she had to go,
B
That's how she wound up,
(chorus)
E
On the backseat of a grey hound bus,
C#m7
Head on down with the windows up,
A D C#m
Staring at the rest of her life-ife,
E
She never thought this would be the place,
C#m7
Where she would find her saving Grace,
A C#m
But she fell in love she fell in love,
D A E
On the backseat of a grey hound bus,
E Bm A E
ho hoa yeah yeah,
(verse 2)
E
Moon was full stars were smiling,
Bm
God has a funny sense of timing,
A E
The baby came on the interstate,
E
Somewhere between Jackson and Memphis,
Bm
She finally found what she had missing,
A E
She cried and laughed, while the red lights flashed,
C#m7 A E
Sweet baby girl she looked into the face of a new,
B
The face of a brand new world,
(chorus)
E
On the backseat of a grey hound bus,
C#m7
Heart's so full that it could bust,
A D C#m
Staring at the rest of her life-ife,
E
She never thought this would be the place,
C#m7
Where she would find her saving Grace,
A C#m
But she fell in love she fell in love,
D A E
On the backseat of a grey hound bus,
(bridge)
E Bm C#m A
na na na na Ah,
E A G#m B
Sweet baby girl She found a brand new world,
(chorus)
E
On the backseat of a grey hound bus,
C#m7
Heart's so full that it could bust,
A D C#m
Staring at the rest of her life-ife,
E
She never thought this would be the place,
C#m7
Where she would find her saving Grace,
A C#m
But she fell in love she fell in love,
D A E- Bm- A- E
On the backseat of a grey hound bus,
E
She wore a dress with cherries on it,
Bm A
Going somewhere where she'd be wanted,
E Bm
yeah yeah yeah, na na na na,
A E- Bm- A-
Oh whoa yeah,