A Country Girl in Paris
Words and Music by John Denver
from Higher Ground (1988)
Capo up 3rd fret
C
A country girl in Paris, Moonlight on the Seine.
C7
Memories of Tennessee and Nashville in the rain.
F C G
It's such a contradiction; a heart that's filled with pain.
C
A country girl in Paris dreamin' Nashville in the rain.
C
She walks along the boulevard Champs-Elysees,
C7
Thinks about a country boy three thousand miles away.
F C
Pride is such a hard thing, such a price to pay,
G C
To be all alone in Paris, with true love so far away.
Bridge #1
Am F C
Up upon Montmarte where she stops to rest a while
Em F G
All the artists look at her and they long to paint her smile.
Am F C
For even in her sorrow there's something in the eyes
Em F G
That makes the young men jealous and makes the old men sigh.
3rd Verse - Instrumental to Bridge #2
Bridge #2
Am F C
They say the loss of innocence is always linked to pain,
Em F G
For once the heart is opened, nothing ever is the same.
Am F C
So the evening lends itself to lovers and romance.
Em F G
The way to heal a broken heart: give true love just one more chance.
4th Verse: Repeat 1st verse