Poco Brass Buttons written by Gram Parsons Rusty Young steel guitar Richie Furay lead vocals/guitar Tim Schmit bass George Grantham drums Paul Harris piano Paul Cotton guitar A Bm E A Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes Bm E D D/CA Warm evenings, pale mornings, bottled blues A A7 D D D/C# And tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair Bm E A Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes Bm E A My mind was young and then it grew Bm E D DAC# My thoughts known only by a few A A7 D D/C# A dream much too real to be leaned against too long Bm E A And all the time I guess she knew SOLO Bm E A Her thoughts still dance inside my head Bm E D DAC# Her comb still lies beside my bed A7 D D/C# But the sun comes up without her, it doesn't know she's gone Bm E A And it remembers nothing that she said Bm E A Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes Bm E D A Warm evenings, pale mornings, bottled blues A A7 D D/C# And tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair Bm E A Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes From Poco "Crazy Eyes" Epic Records 1973 Dramatic Music Corp(BMI)