Tom: F# minor
Verse 1
E
Em
G
A
E
I remember
it all very well,
mer I turned eighteen
run -down shack
C
on the outskirts of New Orleans
F
Em
We didn't have money for food or rent,
D
to say the least we were hard -pressed
A
Then Mama spent every last penny
C
we had to buy me a dancing dress
B
Em
Mama washed and combed
A
Em
then she painted my eyes and lips
E
A
they had it split to the side,
Em
It was red, fell but trimmed
A
E
and it fit me good
Em
Standing back from the looking glass,
there stood a woman
A
Em
where a half -grown kid had stood
C
She said, here's your one chance
D
Em
Fancy, don't let me down
G
Oh, here's your one chance
A
Em
Fancy, don't let me down
Esus4
Em
E
Mama dabbed a little bit
Then she kissed my cheek
A
Then I saw the tears welling up
So she started to speak
E
She looked at her pitiful shack
And then she looked at me
A
She said, pa's run doff and
I'm real sick
C
F
and the baby's gonna starve to death
Em
E
She handed me a heart
D
that said, to thine own self be true
A
And I shivered as I watched
a roach crawl
C
across the toe of my high -heeled shoe
Em
E
Em
It sounded like somebody else was talking,
G#
C#m
asking, Mama, what do I do?
A
She said, just be nice to the genuine fancy
B
and they'll be nice to you
C
She said, here's your one chance,
D
Em
Fancy, don't let me down
G
Oh, here's your one chance,
A
E
Esus4
Fancy, don't let me down
Em
G
A
Lord, forgive me for what I do
C
D
But if you want out, then it's up to you
C
Now don't let me down, honey,
E
Em
E
Esus4
town
Em
E
That was the last time I saw my mama
Em
D
I left that rickety shack
A
The welfare people came and
took the baby,
C
mama died and I ain't been back
Em
E
But the wheels of fate started to turn
D
and for me there was no way out
A
It wasn't very long till I knew exactly
C
what my mama been talking about
Em
I knew what I had to do
D
and I made myself this solemn vow
A
I was gonna be a lady someday,
C
though I didn't know when or how
E
But I couldn't see spending
the rest of my life
G#
C#m
with my head hung down in shame
A
You know I might have been born
just plain white trash,
D
Em
Fancy, don't let me down
G
Oh, here's your one chance
Esus4
Em
E
Esus4
Em
E
It wasn't long after a
benevolent man
Em
took me in off the street
One week later I was pouring his tea
A
in a five -room hotel suite
Em
B
E
I charmed a king,
a congressman,
Em
and an occasional aristocrat
And then I got me a Georgia mansion
A
Em
and an elegant New York townhouse flat
And I ain't done that
G
A
Em
She's not there
E
In this world, there's a lot of self -righteous
A
Em
Esus4
hy pocrites that call me bad
E
Criticize my mother for turning me out,
A
no matter how little we had
Em
E
But no,
I ain't had to worry about nothing
G#
C#m
for not all fifteen years
A
I can still hear the desperation
ringing in my ear
C
Here's your one -chance fancy,
D
Em
don't let me down
G
Oh, here's your one -chance fancy,
A
Esus4
don't let me down
Em
G
A
Lord, forgive me for what I do
C
D
But if you want out, then it's up to you
C
Now don't let me down, honey
B
Em
Mommy's gonna keep you uptown
G
A
Em
Oh, I guess she did
G
A
Em
G
A
Em
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