D                                              G  A  D 
There ain't a lot that you can do in this town 
D                                                       G  A  D        
You drive down to the lake and then you turn back around 
D                                              G  A  D          
Go to school and you'll learn to read and write 
D                                                           G  A  D 
So you can walk into the county bank and sign away your life 
D                                               G  A  D      
I work at the fillin' station on the interstate 
D                                                G  A  D     
Pumpin gasoline and countin out of state plates 
D                                                     
They ask me how far into Memphis girl 
                               G  A  D 
And where's the nearest beer 
D                                                       G  A  D 
 
They don't even know that there's a town around here 
Bm  G       A             D 
Someday I'm finally gonna let go 
Bm      G              A      D 
Cause I know there's a better way 
Bm   G                  A         D     
And I wanna know what's over that rainbow 
A             G           A   D        D  G  A   D 
I'm gonna get out of here someday 
D          D   G A D 
Someday 
D                                                      G  A  D 
Now my brother went to college cause he playes football 
D                                          G  A  D 
Me I never even got thru high school at all 
D                                                  G  A  D 
I got me a 67 Chevy, she's low and sleek and black 
D                                                         G  A  D 
Someday I'll put her on that interstate and never look back 
Bm  G       A             D 
Someday I'm finally gonna let go 
Bm      G              A      D 
Cause I know there's a better way 
Bm   G                  A         D     
And I wanna know what's over that rainbow 
A             G           A   D        D  G  A   D 
I'm gonna get out of here someday 
D          D   G A D 
Someday 
 
 
From Shawn Colvin "Cover Girl" 
Columbia Records 1994 
Goldline Music Inc.