VERSE 1
[C] Bill and I got married [F] following our first-born
[Dm] Daddy left this gas and [Am] convenience store [G] just before he died
[C] And I was only nineteen when I [F] had my third baby
[Dm] Sometimes I think maybe I should [G] have left here long [C] ago
VERSE 2
[C] Travelers are stopping by [F] check their oil and their P.S.I.
[Dm] Gas up and away they fly [G] moving down the line
[C] But this beat up truck and worn out shoes
[F] Always giving me the blues
[Dm] Bill is sucking down the booze [G] nearly every night
CHORUS:
[F] I've never seen the [G] city lights [C] how they must [F] shine so bright
[C] Not like this [F] country night the [D] sky's black as [G] coal
[F] And this gas station [G] mountain home
[C] Not a thing to [F] call my own
[C] I wish I was [F] alone with a [D] penny [G] to my [C] name
VERSE 3
[C] Strangers say this mountain here is [F] beautiful beyond compare
[Dm] But it's just a dumb old mountain there I [Am] see it every [G] day
[C] If I could see a sunset skies over [F] fields of grain or ocean tides
[Dm] City skyline in the night I'll be [G] dancing till the dawn
REPEAT CHORUS:
[F] I've never seen the [G] city lights [C] how they must [F] shine so bright
[C] Not like this [F] country night the [D] sky's black as [G] coal
[F] And this gas station [G] mountain home
[C] Not a thing to [F] call my own
[C] I wish I was [F] alone with a [D] penny [G] to my [C] name
VERSE 4
[C] Bill and I got married [F] following our first-born
[Dm] Daddy left this gas and [Am] convenience store [G] just before he died
[C] Maybe Bill and I someday will [F] find a chance to get away
[Dm] Until then it's here I'll stay [G] wishing on a star
REPEAT CHORUS:
[F] I've never seen the [G] city lights [C] how they must [F] shine so bright
[C] Not like this [F] country night the [D] sky's black as [G] coal
[F] And this gas station [G] mountain home
[C] Not a thing to [F] call my own
[C] I wish I was [F] alone with a [D] penny [G] to my [C] name
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