Written by Merle Haggard
Verse E A In downtown Modesto, I was working the Holiday Inn E B7 We were set with a gig that would last us, throughout the week end E A I was playing a new song I wrote, on the way into town E B E When she came in the front door, and found her a place to sit down E A I knew right away, she knew the words to my songs E B7 Cause she stared at my big guitar and followed my fingers too long E A She had the likeness of a girl, I'd seen in a dream E B E But, lights can do wonders with makeup and faded blue jeans E A The last thing I needed was somebody messin' up my mind E B7 So I found a hundred reasons for turning away one more time E She could cause me to sing bad A And fall out of love with gui tars E B E And blow all my chances of being a big singing star E A With one passin' glance I could tell she was young for her age E B7 Yeah she got to lookin' better as she got down closer to the stage E A And as she sipped on her wine I knew just the kind she would be E B7 E And somehow I knew she was here to do bad things to me E A The last thing I needed was somebody messin' up my mind E B7 So I found a hundred reasons for turning away one more time E She could cause me to sing bad A And fall out of love with gui tars E B E And blow all my chances of being a big singing star E She could cause me to sing bad A And fall out of love with gui tars E B E And blow all my chances of being a big singing star B Blow all my chances at being a country music star