i like to put this song in drop D and use it as a bass note to ring out through the long
lines of the chorus and verses . play the G and a like a barre chord without the barre
and mute the open D .

D G D
a vagabond dreamer , a rhymer and singer of songs
G D
singing to no one and nowhere to really belong
G D
i met a beautiful lady , a pure southern belle of the ball
G A
like scarlet o’hara loved no one and wanted them all

chorus :
G D
i’ll never forget you and love you inspite of your faults
G D
the good and the bad i want to remember it all
G D
i did a new dance and you did your tennessee waltz
G
the party’s all over i came uninvited
D A G
i’m leaving and taking the belle of the ball

D G D
there will always be someone i guess that’s the way it should be
G D
i guess i should know that someone used to be me
G D
they’ll gather around her soon they’ll all look the same
G A
at the feet of the lady are lover’s without any names

chorus
G D
i’ll never forget you and love you inspite of your faults
G D
the good and the bad i want to remember it all
G D
i did a new dance and you did your tennessee waltz
G
the party’s all over i came uninvited
D A G
i’m leaving and taking the belle of the ball