D  F#  G
D  F#  G
D  F#  G

    D       F#        G         D      F# G
Red ribbons hang in a Tennessee square
    D      F#           G           D                  F# G
Old people laughin' and singin' and dancin' down there

C                                         D
I'd like to join but I ain't got money to spare
     C
So I sit here and watch from the porch
                    D                 F# G D F# G
Drinkin' whiskey in Granddad's chair
D                             F#         G         D
Ferris wheel lights look like pictures I seen in a book
          F# G
somewhere

D                      F#     G             D             C
Vacant lots across the street remind me I'm goin' nowhere
                                           D
I'd like to join, but I ain't got money to spare
  C
I sit here and watch from the porch
                    D
Drinkin' whiskey in Granddaddy's chair

F# G D F# G
D F# G D

                     F#   G                                  F# G
It's difficult to go home knowin' you're out there somewhere
D           F#                G
Vacant lots across the street remind me I'm (D hold) goin' nowhere