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CAT-021
Scrips original
Rice Queen
Pageant lights, restless youth, and the pull of leaving a small Texas town.
Source research
Documented lineage
- Earliest evidence
- Scrips working repertoire/archive source
- Aliases / index
- No alternate title or index recorded.
- Working arrangement
- Key F · Capo 5 · Guitar - Standard · 4/4 time
Working lyrics + chords
Working song sheet
Verse: She was the rice queen, in a small town, at seventeen A ride through main street, on a float of blue and gold and gleaming White smiles and cup your palm, the sun behind your silhouette This means everything, to you now Chorus: Everything they say, about small-town girls Everything they say, about smaller towns Everything they say, about small-town girls Everything they say, about smaller towns Instrumental: (instrumental break) Verse: Take her mother's car for a joyride, while she was sleeping Lights off, driving by the moonlight while she's speeding Sung a hymn in church on Sunday, with a glossy smile Heard the hallelujahs echo Chorus: Everything they say, about small-town girls Everything they say, about smaller towns Everything they say, about small-town girls Everything they say, about smaller towns Bridge: Verse: Laid under the sun, the waves kept buzzing in her ear The seaside air smelled of coconuts and her boyfriend's beer Like a rip tide, was a small voice, pulling gently Only asking for everything Chorus: Everything they say, about small-town girls Everything they say, about smaller towns Everything they say, about small-town girls Everything they say, about smaller towns Chorus: Everything they say, about small-town girls Everything they say, about smaller towns Everything they say, about small-town girls Everything they say, about smaller towns
Archive note
This is a working band sheet. Lyrics, repeats, and chord placement remain subject to the band’s final review.
Chords
F · Am · C · G