Intro: F (p.m)
Verse 1:
F Bb
If she wants to dance and drink all night then there s no one that can stop her
D Bb
She s going until the house lights come up or her stomach spills onto the floor
F Bb
This night is going to end when we re damn well ready for it to be over
D Bb
Worked all week long now the music is playing on our time
C Bb
We do what we do to get by and then we need a release
Chorus:
F [high]
Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah
Bb
Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah
Verse 2:
F Bb
You get mixed up with the wrong guys you get messed up on the wrong drugs
D Bb
Sometimes the party takes you places that you didn t really plan on going
F Bb
When people see the track marks on her arms she knows what they re thinking
D Bb
She keeps on working for that minimum as if a high school eductaion offered any
D Bb
They don t know nothing about redemption
F Bb
They don t know nothing about recovery
C Bb
Some people just aint the type for marriage and family
Chorus:
F [high] Bb
No mother ever dreams that her daughters going to grow up to be a junkie
F [high] Bb
No mother ever dreams that her daugherers going to grow up to sleep alone
Verse 3:
F [high] Bb
She s out of step with the style she don t know where the actions happening
D Bb
You know the downtown club scene aint nothing like it used to be
F
Bb
You reach a point where there s not a lie in the world that you could use to make
D Bb
They keep getting younger don't they baby
D Bb
She s not waitng for someone to come over and ask for the privledge
F Bb
She can still hear that Rebel Yell just as loud as it was in 19 3
C Bb
There aint no Johnny coming home to share a bed with her and she doesn t care
Chorus:
F [high] Bb
No mother ever dreams that her daughters going to grow up to be a junkie
F [high] Bb
No mother ever dreams that her daugherers going to grow up to sleep alone
F [high] Bb
No mother ever dreams that her daughters going to grow up to be a junkie
D C Bb Bb
If she had to live it all over again you know she wouldn t change anything
F
for the world