Key: D major
Intro 1
D
C
D
Verse 1
on my way to myrtle beach
I just got my diploma so I set out
in search of me
The honeymoon was over
and Alabama was far away
From being little more than
just a southern state
Verse 2
C
D
I got a gig down at the Bowery
C
D
I played for tip and watered drinks
C
G
D
Just a novice in a business
G
D
Em
D
A
That's seldom what it seems
Verse 3
G
D
And where are you goin' tar top
G
D
Where's J.C. and the chosen few?
C
G
D
I saw the flash without T.Gentry
D
Verse 4
I was July, hot and thirty,
some years down the line
When the boys touched the nation,
unaware at the time
I got to go to Texas, California, New York too
A farm boy who is thankful to
be standin' in his shoes
Verse 5
the memories
A
D
Of dreams that still come true
Every time I see the spotlights
A
D
I'm one of the chosen few
Verse 6
G
D
And where are you going tar top
G
D
J.C. and the chosen few
C
G
There's no flash without
D
Em
T.Gentry
Interlude 1
D
Verse 7
C
D
Where are you goin' tar top
C
D
Which direction will you take
C
G
D
What's this contraband clamor
G
D
Em
D
A
About the mu sic that you make?
Verse 8
G
D
And where are you goin' tar top
G
D
Is it country enough?
C
G
D
Em
Is it contemporary glamor?
Outro 1
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C
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD C G Em A
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