Standard (EADGBE)
Where the sweet magnolia grows there's a river bend I know
Where time ain't nothing to kill
It's a crazy river. It shakes and shivers.
It's a want that never will
Mona took a bus to Las Vegas in a rush.
When she could not stand the rain.
In a fit of passion, culture clashing
The sunshine turned to rain.
Chorus 1
Now she sits and she wonders
"How'd I get so far under?"
Oh, the spell of wasted youth
wasted time and that's the truth
Oh lord I've cast my pearls before the swine.
Solo break
You can ramble you can roam
Disassemble and disown
You can take back everything you've had to say.
But who can run from number 1?
Oh to live is to obey.
Chorus 2
Now I sit and I wonder
"How'd I get so far under?"
Oh, the spell of wasted youth
wasted time and that's the truth
Oh lord I've cast my pearls before the swine.
Good God I've cast my pearls before the swine.