Crown of Jewels
Crown of Jewels (by Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Horsnby)
Capo: 3
Intro: Em D G C Em D G A (X3)
Em D
She Came from the backwoods
G C
Bright teeth, stylish hair
Em D
Good fortune and everyone's smiles
G A
Followed her everywhere
Em D
Had a taste for the good life
G C
Had some stars in her eyes
Em
Thought she would [D}have it all
G A
Once her name was in lights
Em D
Hey, hey little Miss Jane
G C
Sunny day turned to hard rain
Em D
Traded in your evening gown
G
For a jumpsuit
A
of pain
Em D
The beauty queen and the wallflower
G C
Feel the same in their darkest hours
Em D
All watch as the crown of jewels
G A
Falls from the old guard tower
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Em D
She walked down the runway
G C
A crown of jewels she wore
Em D
Applause and lights, but at the end of the night
G A
She was the first out the door
Em}Drove all night at [D
high speed
G C
Arrived in the early day light
Em D
Flash of a knife, a nice evening dress
G A
Couldn't change her man's mind
Em D
Hey, hey little Miss Jane
G C
Sunny day turned to hard rain
Em D
Traded in your evening gown
G
For a jumpsuit
A
of pain
Em D
The beauty queen and the wallflower
G C
Feel the same in their darkest hours
Em D
All watch as the crown of jewels
G A
Falls from the old guard tower
Em D G C Em D G A (X5)
D
Stage moms and hair-sprayed charms
G
No one there could have sounded an alarm
D
I don't know why you think it's so strange
C D
Any kind of act is within anyone's range
Em D
Hey, hey little Miss Jane
G C
Sunny day turned to hard rain
Em D
Traded in your evening gown
G
For a jumpsuit
A
of pain
Em D
The beauty queen and the wallflower
G C
Feel the same in their darkest hours
Em D
All watch as the crown of jewels
G A
Falls from the old guard tower
Em D
Hey, hey little Miss Jane
G C
Sunny day turned to hard rain
Em D
Traded in your evening gown
G
For a jumpsuit
A
of pain
Em D
The beauty queen and the wallflower
G C
Feel the same in their darkest hours
Em D
All watch as the crown of jewels
G A
Falls from the old guard tower
Outro:
Piano solo: Em D G C Em D G A (X6)
Mandolin solo: Em D G C Em D G A (hold the A)
then hold on Em (while piano plays)