Ripples

1995, PolyGram Records 4:15 AM 11/19/2004 Intro: (G) (Em7) (Cadd9) (D) (G) (Em7) (Cadd9) (D) Well, there's (G) one thousand (Em7) seven hundred and (Cadd9) forty-two (D) People in this (G) little town (Em7) And that (Cadd9) one proverbial (D) horse (G) And everybody (Em7) here'd be more than (Cadd9) happy To sp(D)read a little (G) gossip 'round (Em7) If it ain't about (Cadd9) them, of course (D) (Cadd9) The bank's called in (D) Bubba's note The (Cadd9) Higgins boy's done (G) got on dope And (Cadd9) ol' man Dodd's been (G/B) peeping through windows with a (Am) telescope (D) How can there be (Cadd9) So many (G) ripples in (D) this tiny (G) puddle (Cadd9) So many (G) hearts tossed on this (Am) little storm (D) In a (Cadd9) town this (G) shallow When you (A) stur it you'll find (D) trouble like (Cadd9) So many (G) ripples (Am) in a (Dsus4) tiny (G) puddle (((((((D)d9) (G) Last year the (Em7) local mayor got (Cadd9) caught Doin' the (D) breast stroke in the (G) typin' pool (Em7) Now that's (Cadd9) hands-on polit(D)ics And (G) Bubba's land, the (Em7) banker bought it cause he (Cadd9) knew That's (D) where they're building the (G) county school (Em7) He's (Cadd9) gonna get rich again (D) And (Cadd9) two seniors are (D) havin' babies (Cadd9) Ain't no ifs, (G) ands or maybes, cause (Cadd9) When you hear it from the (G/B) Avon lady, its the (Am) gospel truth (D) How can there be Repeat Chorus It's a (F) tempest in a teapot It's a (C) roaring little mouse We call it the (Am) Days of Our (G/B) Lives out on the (Cadd9) rural route (D) Repeat Chorus (Cadd9) So many (G) ripples (Am) in a (No Chord) tiny (G) puddle (Em7) (Cadd9) (G)