artist : eva cassidy
song : penny to my name

verse 1
C F
bill and i got married following our first – born
Dm Am G
Daddy left this gas and convenience store just before he died
C F
and i was only nineteen when i had my third baby
Dm G C
sometimes i think maybe i should have left here long ago

verse 2
C F
travelers are stopping by check their oil and their p . s . i .
Dm Am G
gas up and away they fly moving down the line
C
but this beat up truck and worn out shoes
F
always giving me the blues
Dm G
bill is sucking down the booze nearly every night

chorus :
F G C F
i’ve never seen the city lights how they must shine so bright
C F D G
not like this country night the sky’s black as coal
F G
and this gas station mountain home
C F
not a thing to call my own
C F D G C
i wish i was alone with a penny to my name

verse 3
C F
strangers say this mountain here is beautiful beyond compare
Dm Am G
but it’s just a dumb old mountain there i see it every day
C F
if i could see a sunset skies over fields of grain or ocean tides
Dm G
city skyline in the night i’ll be dancing till the dawn

repeat chorus :

verse 4

C F
bill and i got married following our first – born
Dm Am G
Daddy left this gas and convenience store just before he died
C F
maybe bill and i someday will find a chance to get away
Dm G
until then it’s here i’ll stay wishing on a star

repeat chorus :

end