gilley mickey - "the girls all get prettier"

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DON'T THE GIRLS ALL GET PRETTIER AT CLOSING TIME
Recorded by: Mickey Gilley
Submitted by: Thomas Rivers;

(Verse 1)
DON'T THE GIRLS ALL GET PRETTIER AT CLOSIN' TIME
DON'T THEY ALL BEGIN TO LOOK LIKE MOVIE STARS
DON'T THE GIRLS ALL GET PRETTIER AT CLOSIN' TIME
WHEN THE CHANGE STARTS TAKIN' PLACE
IT PUTS A SMILE ON EVERY FACE
OF THE FALLEN ANGELS OF THE BACK STREET BARS

(Chorus)
IF I COULD RATE 'EM ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 10
I'M LOOKIN' FOR A 9 BUT 8 COULD WORK RIGHT IN
A FEW MORE DRINKS AND I MIGHT SLIP TO 5 OR EVEN 4
BUT WHEN TOMORROW MORNIN' COMES
AND I WAKE UP WITH A NUMBER 1
I SWEAR I'LL NEVER DO IT ANYMORE

(Verse 2)
I DON'T MEAN TO CRITICIZE THE GIRLS AT ALL
'CAUSE I'M NO ROBERT REDFORD EVEN OVERHAULED
BUT WE ALL PICTURE IN OUR MINDS A GIRL THAT LOOKS JUST RIGHT
NOW AIN'T IT FUNNY, AIN'T IT STRANGE
THE WAY A MAN'S OPINIONS CHANGE
WHEN HE STARTS TO FACE THAT LONELY NIGHT

(Verses)
1 17 4 4
5 5 1 5
1 17 4 4
5 5 5 5
5 5 1 1
(Chorus)
1 17 4 4
5 5 1 1
1 1 17 4 4
5 5 5 5
5 5 1 1
[If anyone needs help with the Nashville Numbering System for chord
progressions, feel free to email me.]
Tom

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