Intro: D C G D x3 Verse: D C Well she was standinʼ by the highway G D In her boots and silver spurs D C Gonna hitchhike to the yellow moon G D When a Cadillac tried for her And he said Hey nice to meet you Are you goinʼ my way Yeah, thatʼs when it happened The world caught fire that day Chorus: C G And she went down D Swinginʼ C G Yeah she went down D Swinginʼ Verse: Well she was over 21 In trouble with the law And it didnʼt phase him none She called her mother-in-law She said I need a little money I know I can count on you After that night in Vegas And the hell that we went through Chorus: We went down Swinginʼ (like Billy Goodman) Yeah we went down Swinginʼ (yes we did) Verse: Went out on the interstate She was ʼcross the Georgia line Looked out the window feelinʼ great Yeah it had to come in time And she said Iʼm never goinʼ back She said at last Iʼm free I wish maʼ could see me now Sheʼd be so proud of me Chorus: Yeah she went down Swinginʼ (like Greg Miller) Yeah she went down Swinginʼ (like Charlie Dorresey) Yeah she went down Swinginʼ (like Sunny Davis) She went down Swingin. (like sunny Liston)
