[Intro]
G Am7 G Am7
G Am7 G
[Verse 1]
Am7 G Am7
She smoked in the house
G Am7
Burnt holes in the couch
G Am7 G
Lipstick-circled butts in the ashtray
Am G Am7
She saved in Folgers cans
G Am7
Swore credit was a scam
G Am7 G
Bought everything at Sears on layaway
[Chorus]
Am7
She was Ford over a Chevy
D
Pepsi over Coke
G
Country or western
Em7
Owens or Jones
Am7 D
That kitchen radio was playin′ loud
[Verse 2]
G Am7
She smoked in the house
G Am7
Wouldn't throw nothin′ out
G Am7 G Am7
She'd cut the mold off cantaloupe and cheese
G Am7
The farmer's almanac
G Am7
Told her when to plant
G Am7 G
Petunias, potatoes and peas
[Chorus]
Am7
She was never take a handout
D
Always stand up for the flag
G
Country and western
Em7
Loreatta and Hag
Am7 D
That kitchen radio was singin′ loud
[Bridge]
C
And I hate cigarettes
G Bm G
But I miss all that smoke
Am7
That my grandma blew
Am7
Back when I grew up
D
With her and that radio
[Guitar Solo]
C Bm Am7 G
C Bm Am7 D
[Verse 3]
G Am7
She smoked in the house
G Am7
She′d laugh and crush one out
G Am7 G Am
Light another, put coffee in her cream
G Am7
And it's 1984
G Am7
And I′m asking for one more
G Am7 G
Story when I see her in my dreams
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