The Girl In The Corner


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 09:24:50 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jeffrey J. Gray" Subject: l/lovett_lyle/the_girl_in_the_corner.pro {t:The Girl In The Corner} {st:Lyle Lovett} #lyrics copied from http://www.hepcat.com/lovett/song.ensenada.html#147 #transcribed by jeff@che.utexas.edu {col:2} I said [G]howdy there lady This [C]sure is some [G]party I've [C]never seen [G]anything Like [D]this before She said [G]howdy there honey It's [C]just barely [G]started But if [C]you think this is [G]something Just [D]stand here some more Then she [G]looked at me Then she [C]laughed at me[G] Then she lifted her [D]glass to me And the [G]rest they say is [C]history [G] [G][D][G] I said that [G]girl in the corner [C]She looks so [G]pretty Oh the [C]girls all [G]around her She [D]makes 'em look plain [G]Lady I need a drink Can I [C]bring you [G]another I'm [C]hoping these [G]bubbles They [D]might know her [G]name Well she [G]looked at me Then she [C]laughed at [G]me Then she lifted her [D]glass to me And the [G]rest they say is [C]history [G] [G][D][G] {colb} But [G]when I returned Cham[C]pagne in my [G]hands [C]There stood two [G]strangers Where [D]we both did stand And the [G]lady was gone And the [C]evening wore [G]on And the [C]girl in the [G]corner Was [D]never al[G]one But she [G]looked at me And she [C]smiled at [G]me But she turned her eyes [D]away from me And the [G]rest they say is [C]history [G] [G][D][G] [G]Tim he was tall And [C]Susan was [G]smart And [C]Francis she [G]looked Like a [D]fine work of art [G]Melissa was sad But [C]that made her [G]sweet And [C]Dan and [G]Elaine Had the [D]world at their feet [G]Debra had Pliny [C]Lisa had [G]Tony And the [C]girl in the [G]corner She could've [D]had anybody [G]Richard was cool And [C]Tubb he was [G]funny And [C]the tarot card [G]lady She had [D]everyone's [G]money {colb} So I [G]said my goodbyes When it [C]came time to [G]leave And [C]as I walked [G]out Someone [D]pulled at my sleeve She said [G]honey we never did of[C]ficially meet [C]But I sure am [G]happy you [D]came She said that [G]girl in the corner She's [C]more than [G]pretty And [C]man you're not the [G]first To look [D]over her way But [G]if you still wanted I [C]could introd[G]uce you But [C]you never will be the [G]same Then she [G]looked at me Then she [C]laughed at [G]me Then she extended her [D]hand to me And the [G]rest they say is [C]history [G] [G][D][G]