Ballad Of Henry Holloway

C It's Saturday night and the bar room is howlin' G C With young weekend cowboys, all struttin' and a-prowlin' Am Drinkin' straight bourbon and tryin' not to shiver G C As it burns down their throats and plays hell with their liver G On a small stage in the bar's furthest corner C Sits Henry Holloway playin' his guitar F Under the spotlight sweat on his face glistenin' G Dm C A-singin' his heart out with nobody listenin' F C Fire in the belly and fire in the soul G C Ambition's a fire that's hard to control F C Burnin' with bright dreams of money and fame G Dm C Young Henry Holloway's lost in the flames C Evelyn sits by the stage she's the only one clappin' G C With eyes brightly shinin', feet in time a-tappin' Am Face full of love as she watches her man G C In his shirt of blue rhinestones she sewed on by hand G Sweet red lips movin' as she sings along C Joinin' with Henry on his every song F Although she's heard them about one million times G Dm C 'Cause love is tone deaf as well as stone blind! F C Fire in the belly and fire in the soul G C Ambition's a fire that's hard to control F C Burnin' with bright dreams of money and fame G Dm C Young Henry Holloway's lost in the flames C Now the noise in the bar's like a volcano explodin' G C But up on the stage young Henry is floatin' Am Eyes closed and driftin' through his favorite dream G C He sings of places that he's never seen G Like Nashville and Memphis, New York and L.A. C You can bet even money he'll get there someday F But if he don't, he might just not care G Dm C 'Cause when he sings his songs, he's already there F C Fire in the belly and fire in the soul G C Ambition's a fire that's hard to control F C Burnin' with bright dreams of money and fame G Dm C Young Henry Holloway's lost in the flames C Now Saturday night's turned into Sunday mornin' G C The bar room is empty the bar tender's yawnin' Am Home go the cowboys with their jeans and high boots G C Come Monday they'll put on their ties and dark suits G Back to the motel go Henry and Evelyn C She falls asleep with her arms wrapped around him F She dreams of motel rooms and cheap crowded bars G Dm C Henry lies wide awake, and dreams of the stars F C Fire in the belly and fire in the soul G C Ambition's a fire that's hard to control F C Burnin' with bright dreams of money and fame G Dm C Young Henry Holloway's lost in the flames