G C I was driving home early Sunday morning through Bakersfield G D GListening to gospel music on the colored radio station G C And the preacher said, "You know you always have the G D Lord by your side" G And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran C G D Twenty red lights in his honor Thank you Jesus, thank you lord G C G D G C I had an arrangement to meet a girl, and I was kind of late G D And I thought by the time I got there sheʼd be off G C Sheʼd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find G D Much to my surprise, there she was sittin in the corner G C A little bleary, worse for wear and tear G D G Was a girl with far away eyes Chorus: C D So if youʼre down on your luck G C And you canʼt harmonize G D G Find a girl with far away EYES C D And if youʼre downright disgusted G C And life ainʼt worth a dime G D G Get a Girl with far away eyes G C Well the preacher kept right on saying that all I had to do was send G D Ten dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of Jesus G C Located somewhere in Los Angeles, California G D And next week theyʼd say my prayer on the radio G C And all my dreams would come true G D So I did, the next week, I got a prayer with a girl G D G Well, you know what kind of eyes she got Chorus: C D So if youʼre down on your luck G C I KNOW YOU ALL SYMPATHIZE G D G Find a girl with far away EYES C D And if youʼre downright disgusted G C And life ainʼt worth a dime G D G G C Get a Girl with far away eyes
