Sally Was a Good Old Girl

Sally Was a Good Old Girl

Sally Was a Good Old Girl


From the 1970 album "Scorpio's Dance"



Intro : F#  B
 

B
Sally used to carry my bags to school
                    F#
Sally was a good old girl
F#
Helped me with my homework 'cause I was a fool
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
      B
If you wanted just a kiss or a little bitty squeeze
E
She was always willing to do her best to please
     F#
Yeah, Bruce will make her love and not make her tease
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
 

     B
Yeah, Sally was a good old girl
                    F#
Sally was a good old girl
  F#
No matter what the request, she gave her best
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
 

     B
Well, Sally's folks were poor but she helped all she could
                    F#
Sally was a good old girl
F#
Hardest workin' dude in the neighborhood
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
     B
Well, she walked up and down the streets all day
E
Selling neck ties to the one's who'd pay
       F#
If they couldn't afford then she gave them away
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
 

     B
Yeah, Sally was a good old girl
                    F#
Sally was a good old girl
  F#
No matter what the request, she gave her best
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
 

     B
Yeah, Sally was a good old girl
                    F#
Sally was a good old girl
  F#
No matter what the request, she gave her best
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
 

Instr. B  F#  B  E  F#  B
 

B
Sally was the favorite at the ball for men
                    F#
Sally was a good old girl
F#
All of the ladies despise her then
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
         B
Well, the women talked about her but Sally didn't care
   E
She kept on a workin' and doin' her share
   F#
She wound up married to a millionaire
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
 

     B
Yeah, Sally was a good old girl
                    F#
Sally was a good old girl
  F#
No matter what the request, she gave her best
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
 

B
Sally was a good old girl
                    F#
Sally was a good old girl
  F#
No matter what the request, she gave her best
                    B
Sally was a good old girl
 

F#                  B
Sally was a good old girl
F#                  B
Sally was a good old girl
F#                     E  B
Sally was a good old girl
 
 

By Hank Cochran.

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