Johnny Cash - Ballad Of A Teenage Queen guitar tab

Johnny Cash

Ballad of a teenage queen

by Marcel Veltman

It took me some while to learn to play this without laughing on every 'Who worked at

the candy store' Otherwise it's quite simple.

F C F C F C G C

F C F C

(Dream on dream on teenage queen)

F C G C

(The prettiest girl we've ever seen)

C F C

There's a story in this town

G C

Of the prettiest girl around

F C

Golden hair and eyes of blue

G C

How these eyes could blush off you

G C

(How these eyes could blush off you, aaahaaahaa....)

F C

Boys hung round her by the score

G C

But she loved the boy next door

G C

Who worked at the candy store

(Dream on.......prettiest girl we've ever seen)

She was tops for all they said

It never once went to her head

She had everything it seems

Not a care this teenage queen (repeat in backing)

Other boys could offer more

But she loved the boy next door who worked at the candy store

(Dream on, dream on teenage queen

You should be a movie queen)

He would merry her next spring

Saved his money bought a ring

Ten one day a movy scout

came to town to take her out (---)

Holywood could offer more

So she left the boy next door who worked..etc.

(Dream on dream on teenage queen

See you on the movie screen)

Very soon she was a star

Pretty house and fancy car

Swimming pool and fence around

But she missed her old home town (---)

All the world was at her door

But she missed the boy next door who worked....etc.

(Dream on....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 cought a train (---)

Do I have to tell you more

She came back to the boy next door who worked...etc.

(Now this story has a moral

hear it all at the candy store)