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Harper Valley P.T.A. easy guitar chords by
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

1969Country
5.0 (1)
Intro 1
C

Verse 1

I want to tell you all the story 'bout

A Harper Valley widowed wife
F

Who had a teenage daughter

That attended Harper Valley Junior High
C

Well, her daughter came home one afternoon

And didn't even stop to play
F

And she said, "mom, I got a note here
G
C

from the Harper Valley PTA"

Well, the note said, "Mrs. Johnson

You're wearin' your dresses way too high
F

It's been reported you've been drinking

And running round with men and goin' wild
C

Now we don't believe

you ought to be bringin' up

Your little girl this way"

F

And it was signed by the Secretary
G
C
Ab

Harper Valley PTA
Verse 2
Db

Well, it happened that the PTA

Was gonna meet that very afternoon
F#

And, boy, were they surprised

When Mrs. Johnson wore

her miniskirt into the room
Db

And as she walked up to the blackboard

I can still recall the words she had to say
F#

She said, "I'd like to address this meeting
Ab
Db

of the Harper Valley PTA

Now, there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there

And seven times he's asked me for a date
F#

And Mrs. Taylor sure seems

to use a lotta ice

Whenever he's away
Db

And Mr. Baker, can you tell us why

Your secretary had to leave this town?
F#

And shouldn't widow Jones

be told to keep
Ab

Her window shades
Db
A

all pulled completely down
Verse 3
D

Now, Mr. Harper couldn't be here

Cause he stayed too long at Kelly's Bar again
G

And if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath

You'll find she's had a little nip of gin
D

And then you have the nerve to tell me

As a mother, you think that I ain't fit
G

Well, this is just a little Peyton Place
A
D

And you're all Harper Valley hypocrites

Now, I wouldn't put you on

because it really did

It happened just this way
G

That day my mama socked it
A
D

to the Harper Valley PTA
G

That day my mama socked it
A
D
to the Harper Valley PTA

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Chords
  • C

  • F

  • G

  • Ab

    4
  • Db

    4
  • F#

    2
  • A

  • D

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Transpose: 0

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