Key: B major•
Intro 1
F#
A
B
F#
Verse 1
F#
Well, I remember it all very well, lookin' back
Pre-chorus 1
and curled my hair
B
F#
And then she painted my eyes and lips (lips)
Then I stepped into a satin dancin' dress
B
F#
It was red velvet trim and it fit me good
Standin' back from the lookin' glass
There stood a woman
B
F#
where a half grown kid had stood
Chorus 1
D
E
She said, "Here's your one chance, Fancy,
A
B
She said, "Here's your one chance, Fancy,
F#
F#
don't let me down"
Verse 2
Then she kissed my cheek
B/D#
And then I saw the tears wellin' up
As she started to speak
and took a ragged breath
and I'm real sick
B/D#
And I shivered as I watched a roach crawl
F#
It sounded like somebody else it was talkin',
A#
D#m
askin' "Mama, what do I do?"
to the gentlemen, Fancy
C#
F#
They'll be nice to you"
Chorus 2
E
F#
Fancy, don't let me down
A
B
Here's your one chance, Fancy,
A
B
Lord, forgive me for what I do
D
E
But if you want out, well, it's up to you
C#7
F#
F#
Your mama's gonna move you uptown"
Verse 3
B/D#
The welfare people came and took the baby
F#
But the wheels of fate had started to turn
B/D#
It wasn't very long 'til I knew exactly
F#
But I couldn't see spending the rest of my life
A#
D#m
With my head hung down in shame
just plain white trash
C#
F#
But Fancy was my name
Chorus 3
D
E
She said, "Here's your one chance, Fancy,
A
B
She said, "Here's your one chance, Fancy,
F#
F#
don't let me down"
Verse 4
Took me in off the streets
One week later, I was pourin' his tea
In a five room hotel suite (yes she was)
And an occasional aristocrat
And then I got me a Georgia mansion
And an elegant New York townhouse flat
Interlude 1
And I ain't done
F#
A
B7
F#
(bad) (she ain't done bad)
Pre-chorus 2
B7
there's a lot of self-righteous hypocrites
And criticize mama for turning me out
B7
F#
No matter how little we had
But though I ain't had to worry 'bout nothin'
A#
D#m
For nigh on fifteen years
C#
F#
In my poor mama's voice ringin' in my ears
Chorus 4
D
E
"Here's your one chance, Fancy,
A
B
Oh, here's your one chance, Fancy,
A
B
Lord, forgive me for what I do
D
E
But if you want out, well, it's up to you
C#7
F#
F#
Your mama's gonna move you uptown"
Outro 1
Oh and I guess she did
F#
A
B7
F#
[Repeat and fade]
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