Fancy — Reba McEntire
Chords and lyrics for Fancy by Reba McEntire (key of E, capo 2).
Intro
[E] [G] [A] [E]
Verse 1
[E]I remember it all very well lookin' back
[D]It was the summer I turned eighteen
[A]We lived in a one room, rundown shack
[C]On the outskirts of New Orleans
[E]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 we had
[C]To buy me a dancin' dress
[E]Mama washed and combed and curled my hair
[A]and she painted my eyes and lips then I stepped into a satin
[E]dancin' dress that had a split on the side clean up to my hip
[A]It was red velvet trim and it fit me good
[E]Standin' back from the lookin' glass
[A]There stood a woman where a half grown kid had stood
Chorus
[C]She said here's your one chance Fancy [D]don't let me down
[E][G]Here's your one chance Fancy [A]don't let me [E]down
Verse 2
[E]Mama dabbed a little bit of perfume on my neck
[D]And she kissed my cheek
[A]Then I saw the tears wellin' up in her troubled eyes
[C]As she started to speak
[E]She looked at a pitiful shack
[D]And then she looked at me and took a ragged breath
[A]She said your Pa's run off and I'm real sick
[C]And the baby's gonna starve to death
[E]She handed me a heart shaped locket that said
[D]'To thine own self be true'
[A]And I shivered as I watched a roach crawl across
[C]the toe of my high heeled shoe
[E]It sounded like somebody else that was talkin'
[G#]Askin' Mama [C#m]what do I do
[A]She said just be nice to the gentlemen Fancy
[B]And they'll be nice to you
Chorus
[C]She said here's your one chance Fancy [D]don't let me down
[E][G]Here's your one chance Fancy [A]don't let me [E]down
Chorus 2
[G]Lord forgive me for what I do, [A]but if you want out
[C]Well it's up to [D]you
[C]Now don't let me down [B]your mama's gonna move you [E]uptown
Verse 3
[E]Well that was the last time I saw my Mama
[D]The night I left that rickety shack
[A]The welfare people came and took the baby
[C]Mama died and I ain't been back
[E]But the wheel of fate had started to turn
[D]And for me there was no way out
[A]And it wasn't very long 'til I knew exactly
[C]What my Mama'd been talkin' about
[E]I knew what I had to do but I made myself this solemn vow
[A]That I's gonna be a lady someday
[C]Though I didn't know when or how
[E]I couldn't see spending the rest of my life
[G#]With my head hung down in shame you know
[C#m]I might have been born just plain white trash
[A]But Fancy [B]was my name
Chorus
[C]Here's your one chance Fancy [D]don't let me down
[E][G]Here's your one chance Fancy [A]don't let me [E]down
Verse 4
It wasn't long after a benevolent man
Took me off the street
And one week later I was pourin' his tea
In a five room hotel suite
I charmed a king, a congressman
And an occasional aristocrat
Then I got me a Georgia mansion
And an elegant New York townhouse flat
[E]And I ain't done bad
[E]Now in this world there's a lot of self-righteous hippocrits
[A]That would call me bad
[E]And criticize Mama for turning me out
[A]No matter how little we [E]had
[E]But though I ain't had to worry 'bout nothin'
[G#]For nigh on fifteen years
[C#m]I can still hear the desparation in my poor
[A]Mama's voice [B]ringin' in my ear
Chorus
[C]She said here's your one chance Fancy [D]don't let me down
[E][G]Here's your one chance Fancy [A]don't let me [E]down
Chorus 2
[G]Lord forgive me for what I do
[A]But if you want out well it's up to you
[C]Now don't let me down
[B]Your Mama's gonna move you [E]uptown
Outro
[E]I guess she did
[E] [G] [A] [E]