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Intro: Em  D  Em  D 

verse 1 

Her dress it was of snowy white 
D 
A rose tied to her wrist 

The words her daddy preached to her 
D 
Were softened with a kiss 


verse 2 
        Em                D    G 
They’ll judge you by your company  
                  D 
They cannot see beyond 
   Em              D         G 
Be careful who you choose in life 
                     D  
And stay where you belong 

 
G 
Leave me be, I’ll make my own friends 
      C 
Don’t tell me who to love, don’t tell me who to hate 
       D 
I will find out on my own 
                                  G         C  A 
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight
 


verse 3 
       D 
He was on the road to Galveston 

By way of Woodsboro 
D 
After four long weeks out on a rig 

In the Gulf of Mexico 


verse 4 
    Em                D/F#     G 
His eyes were shining like the sea 
                  D 
His hair was like black gold 
    Em               D/F# G 
She knew her daddy’d disapprove 
               D 
Because he was so bold 


G 
Leave me be, I’ll make my own friends 
      C 
Don’t tell me who to love, don’t tell me who to hate 
       D 
I will find out on my own 
                                  G         C 
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight 
       D 
I will find out on my own 
                                  G           C  A    D 
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight 


Verse 5 

He was sleeping in his easy chair 
D 
When a call came in the night 

The trooper said they’d found his girl 
D 
His little girl dressed in white 


Verse 6 
   Em              D       G 
He jumped into his car and drove  
                   D 
To the Gulf of Mexico 
    Em                  D      G 
And found her face down in the sand  
               D 
Like poor Pinocchio 


Verse 7 
    Em            D         G 
And he remembered how she’d cried  
                         D 
When the movie played in town 
    Em                 D/F#  G 
But where was the good fairy now 
                  B 
To turn all this around 
      C 
Don’t tell me who to love, don’t tell me who to hate 
       D 
I will find out on my own 

 
G 
Leave me be, I’ll make my own friends 
      C 
Don’t tell me who to love, don’t tell me who to hate 
       D 
I will find out on my own 
                                  G              C 
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight - too late 
       D 
I will find out on my own 
                                  G 
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight 

Outro: D     G  D