Gillian Welch - Barroom Girls

capo 5

G
well the night came undone like a party dress
D
and fell at her feet in a beautiful mess
G C
the smoke and whisky came home in her curls
G D G
and crept through the dreams of the barroom girls

G
she tosses and turns ’cause the sun is unkind
D
and the heat of the day is coming in through the blinds
G C
save all your blue skies for the rest of the world
G D G
’cause the neon shines for the barrooms girls

D G
the barroom girls go by your side
A D
like the ponies you pass on a carousel ride
G C
and all of the colours go round in a swirl
G D G
when you dance in the arms of the barroom girls

G
now she rolls to her feet ’cause she can’t sleep no more
D
and looks at the clothes laying out on the floor
G C
last night’s spangles and yesterday’s pearls
G D G
are the bright morning stars of the barroom girls