Ballad Of A Teenage Queen

	  		
C Dream on, Dream on, F teenage C queen 
F Prettiest C girl we've G7 ever C seen.    
 
C There's a story F in our C town 
Of the prettiest G7 girl a-{C} round 
Golden hair and F eyes of C blue 
How those eyes could G7 flash at C you. 
{How those eyes could G7 flash at C you} 
F Boys hung around her C by the score 
But she loved the G7 boy next C door 
Who worked at the G7 candy C store. 
 
C Dream on, Dream on, F teenage C queen 
F Prettiest C girl we've G7 ever C seen.    
 
C She was tops in F all they C said 
It never once went G7 to her C head 
She had ev'ry-{F} thing, it C seemed 
Not a care, this G7 teenage C queen 
{Not a care, this G7 teenage C queen} 
F Other boys could C offer more 
But she loved the G7 boy next C door 
Who worked at the G7 candy C store. 
 
C Dream on, Dream on, F teenage C queen 
F You should C be a G7 movie C queen. 
 
He would marry her next spring 
Saved his money and bought a ring 
Then one day a movie scout 
Came to town to take her out 
{Came to town to take her out} 
Hollywood could offer more 
So she left the boy next door 
Workin' at the candy store. 
 
Dream on, dream on, Teenage Queen 
See you on the movie screen. 
 
Very soon she was a star 
Pretty house and shiny cars 
Swimming pool and a fence around 
But she missed her old hometown 
{But she missed her old hometown} 
All the world was at her door 
All except the boy next door 
Who worked at the candy store. 
 
Dream on, dream on, Teenage Queen 
Saddest girl we've ever seen. 
 
Then one day the teenage star 
Sold her house and all her cars 
Gave up all her wealth and fame 
Left it all and caught a train 
{Left it all and caught a train} 
Do I have to tell you more 
She came back to the boy next door 
Who worked at the candy store. 
 
TAG: 
C Now this story F has some C more 
F You'll hear it C all at the G7 candy C store. 
 
SOURCE: 
JOHNNY CASH/ORIGINAL GOLDEN HITS VOL. 2 
SUN 101