(Capo on 2) Intro.: |(C) / / |(C)(D) / |(D)(G)(D)|(G) / / |(G) / / She was (G)born in a (D)place called (G)Blue Valley At the (C)foot of the Tennessee (G) hills With the (C)blue birds and blue bells, and (G)blue mountain water And the (A)sound of the Blue Whippoor-(D)will But (G)there was no (D)peace in the (G)valley Her (C)daddy, a cruel, (G)ruthless man (C)Used and abused her (G)mind and her (Em)body So her (G)mama said (D)run while you (G)can So at (G)fifteen she (D)took to the (G)highway Be-(C)longings and guitar in (G) hand And she (C)buried herself in her (G) mu-(Em)sic The (G)one thing she (D)did under-(G)stand (Chorus) And she (G)sings like a (B)bird and she (C) writes like a (G)poet Her voice has that high, lone-(D)some sound She (G)hurts, and her (B)songs are the (C)best way to (G)show it So the (C)Blue Valley (G)songbird keeps (D) traveling a-(G)round Solo: |(C)Hmm |(G)hmm |(D)hmm |(G)hmm |(G) | (G)She hopes (D)someday she will (G)make it And (C)everyone says that (G)she will When (C)she comes to town, (G)crowds flock around To see the (A)girl from the Tennessee (D)hills She writes her (G)letter back (D)home to her (G) mama In (C)care of the preacher in (G)town They're (C)sacred to her so she (G) reads them at (Em)church And so her (G)daddy can-(D)not track her (G) down (Chorus) And she (G)sings like a (B)bird and she (C)cries like a (G)baby Whenever she turns off the (D)lights She's a (G)whole lot (B)lonesome and a (C) little bit (G)crazy From (C)mem'ries and (G)miseries and (D)dreams gone a-(G)wry (Chorus) (G)Blue dress, (B)blue shoes, a (C) blue Cadil-(G)lac A band dressed in blue by her (D) side (G)Instruments (B)tied to the (C) top and the (G)back 'Cause the (C)Blue Valley (G)songbird is (D)singing to-(G)night (Chorus) (G)One nighters, (B)honky tonks, (C)years flying (G)by (C)She never (G)made it, but (D)Lord knows she (G)tries Expressing the (B)feelings (C)she holds in-(G)side And the (C)Blue Valley (G)songbird is (D)singing to-(G)night (Tag) Oh, the (C)Blue Valley (G)songbird is (D)singing to-(G)night And she (G)sings --- like a (B)bird --- and she (C)writes --- like a poet (G) ----