Harper Valley PTA Chords

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[Verse 1]
I [G]want to tell you all a story
about a Harper Valley widowed wife
Who had a [C]teenage son and daughter
who attended Harper Valley Junior High
Well, her [G]daughter came
home one afternoon
and didn't even stop to play
And she said, Mo[C]m, I got a note here
from the [D]Harper Valley [G]PTA
Well, the note said, Mrs. Johnson,
you're wearing your
dress is way too high
And it's repor[C]ted you've
been drinkin'
and a -runnin' round
with men and goin' wild
Now we [G]don't believe you oughta be a
-bringin' up your children this way
And it was [C]signed by the Secretary
[D]Harper Valley [G]PTA[Eb]
Well, it [Ab]happened that the PTA
was going to meet that very afternoon
And, boy, were [Db]they surprised
when Mrs. Johnson
wore her miniskirt into the room
And as she [Ab]walked up to the blackboard,
I can still recall the words she had to say
She said, I'd [Db]like to address this meeting
[Eb]of the Harper Valley P[Ab]TA
Well, there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there
and seven times he's
asked me for a date
And Mrs. [Db]Taylor sure seems
to use a lot of ice
whenever he's away
And Mr. [Ab]Baker, can you tell us why your
secretary had to leave this town?
And shouldn't [Db]Widow Jones
be told to keep her
[Eb]when the shade's all pulled
completely [Ab]down?[E]
Well, Mr. [A]Harper couldn't be here,
cause he stayed too long
at Kelly's bar again.
And if you [D]smell Shirley
Thompson's breath,
you'll find she's had a little nip of gin
Then [A]you have the nerve to tell me
that you think that as a
mother I'm not fit
Well, this is [D]just a little maiden place
and [E]you're all Harper Valley hypo[A]crites
No, I wouldn't put you on
because it really did,
it happened just this way
The day my [D]mama really socked it
to the [E]Harper Valley [A]PTA
The day my [D]mama really socked it
to the [E]Harper Valley PTA.
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