My Elusive Dreams
Recorded by David Houston and Tammy Wynette
Words and Music by C. Putnam and B. Sherrill
D G
T: I followed you to Texas
A7 D
T: I followed you to Utah
G A7
D: We didn't find it there, so we moved on;
D G
T: I followed you to Al-a-bam'
A7 D
T: things looked good in Birmingham
G A7
D: We didn't find it there, so we moved on.
CHORUS
D G
B: I know you're tired of followin'
A7 D
B: My elusive dreams and schemes
G D
B: For they're only fleeting things
A7 D
B: My elusive dreams.
T: I had your child in Memphis
T: You heard of work in Nashville
D: We didn't find it there, so we moved on;
D: To a small farm in Nebraska
D: To a gold mine in Alaska
T: We didn't find it there, so we moved on.
D: And now we've left Alaska,
D: Because there was no gold mine.
(SPOKEN)
T: But this time, only two of us moved on
T: Now all we have is each other
T: And a little memory to cling to.
D: And still you won't let me go on alone.
D: I know you're tired of followin'
D: My elusive dreams and schemes
D: For they're only fleeting things
D: My elusive dreams.
B: For they're only fleeting things, my elusive dreams.
SOURCE: GREAT COUNTRY HITS/EPIC RECORDS BN-26550
LEGEND:
T: TAMMY/D: DAVID/B: DUET