a country girl in paris John Denver C A country girl in Paris, moonlight on the Seine C7 Memories of Tennessee, Nashville in the rain F C It's such a contradiction, a heart that's filled with pain G G7 C A country girl in Paris dreamin' Nashville in the rain C She walks along the boulevard Champs Elysee C7 Thinks about a country boy three thousand miles away F C Pride is such a hard thing, It's such a price to pay G G7 C To be all alone in Paris with true love so far away Am F C Up upon Montmartre when she stops to rest a while Em F G All the artists look at her and they long to paint her smile Am F C For even in her sorrow there's something in her eyes Em F G That makes the young men jealous, makes the old men sigh C C7 - - - - - F C - - - - G G7 C A country girl in Paris . . . - Am F C They say the loss of innocence is always linked to pain Em F G For once the heart is opened nothing ever is the same Am F C And so the evening lends itself to lovers and ro mance Em F The way to heal a broken heart is to give true love G G7 Just one more chance C A country girl in Paris, moonlight on the Seine C7 Memories of Tennessee, Nashville in the rain F C It's such a contradiction, a heart that's filled with pain G G7 C A country girl in Paris dreamin' Nashville in the rain G G7 C A country girl in Paris, longing for Nashville in the rain