The Back Side Of Dallas chords by Jeannie C. Riley

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Verse 1
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On the back side of Dallas in the
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dingy bar on a wornout stool she sits
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And her trembling hand thumbeles for an
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other kingside filter cigarette
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She blows a puff of smoke then settles back
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and look across that light blue haze
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And from the back side of Dallas her mind
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goes driftin' back to other days
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Meet me in Dallas on June the
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23rd his letter read
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On the greyhound of this big town she came
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to be with him just like he said
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Then suddenly he left her for reasons
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that she still don't understand
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And on the back side of Dallas a girl must
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turn her way as best as she can
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It's a long way to Dallas for a small twon girl
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from the middle of Tennessee
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A tenth grade education won't get you no
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kinda job here in big D
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Hunger pains and prides are things that just
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don't go hand in hand for long
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And on the back side of Dallas a hungry
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small town girl can't find a  home
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On the back side of Dallas nervously
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she takes another pill
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On the back side of Dallas tonight like other
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nights  she drinks her fill
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She pays the man behind the bar and leave
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the change for twenty dollar bill
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If you're ever feelin' lonesome man you want
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to find someone who feels the same
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She's on the back side of Dallas where
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every taxi driver knows her name
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She's on the back side of Dallas where
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every taxi driver knows her name