Dimestore Life Lyrics

DIMESTORE LIFE (Mary Karlzen)
Ohhh I know it's hard to let go
[
But these mistakes I gotta make, I gotta make on my own see tab #1]
hold
Ohhh, what a wonderful ride
When all the happiness in the world
Is right here on the inside
pause
Right here on the inside
OUL TIM:
in[
strumental; see tab #2.]
in[
strumental]
She was sixteen, never knew more
Than the backporch swing and the counter at the dime store
What do you know
in[
strumental]
She had dreams, dreams of many things
A life on the road and all that brings
Ohhhh, there's got to be more
Than this counter at the dime store
in[
strumental]
Ohhhh, what does this life have in store
I need to know if there's any more
I need to know
Mama, won't you please let me go
stop.
Mama, won't you please let me go
Wave goodbye at the end of spring
Echo on the gym floor
instrumental
A life made from cards and sticks
The kind of broke that money can't fix
Ohhhh, this road'll take me somewhere
And I'll know it when I get there
instrumental
Ohhhh, what does this life have in store
I need to know if there's any more
I need to know
Mama, won't you please let me go
Mama, won't you please let me go
gu[
itar solo]
gu[
itar solo]
hold
guitar solo
Day to day, and town to town
Mama writes, "I can never track her down"
She's gonna find what she's looking for
instrumental
Thirty-one when she finally makes it home
With the wisdom of the world, a woman fully grown
Oh I never needed more
Than this counter at the dime store
Than this counter at the dime store
instrumental
Ohhhh, what does this life have in store
I need to know if there's any more
I need to know
Mama, won't you please let me go
Mama, won't you please let me go
Mama, let me go...
repeat and fade with ad lib vocals
TAB:
[Both of these are probably a little off, mostly because they're played on
an electric guitar and I only have an acoustic. I know the notes are right,
but I might be playing them on the wrong strings, as usual.]
TAB #1:
G ----0---0---2=0/|4-------0=2=0---|----|
D 0=2---2---------|----------------|0=2-|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
TAB #2:
D --2-------------|--4-------0=2=0-|--2-------------|--4-------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .