| C | F | C | |
| Dream on, Dream on, | teenage | queen |
| F | C | G7 | C | |
| Prettiest | girl we've | ever | seen. |
| C | F | C | |
| There's a story | in our | town |
| G7 | C | |
| Of the prettiest | girl a- | round |
| F | C | |
| Golden hair and | eyes of | blue |
| G7 | C | |
| How those eyes could | flash at | you. |
| Bow tbose eyes could G7 | C | |
| flash at | you] |
| F | C | |
| Boys hung around her | by the score |
| G7 | C | |
| But she loved the | boy next | door |
| G7 | C | |
| Who worked at the | candy | store. |
| C | F | C | |
| Dream on, Dream on, | teenage | queen |
| F | C | G7 | C | |
| Prettiest | girl we've | ever | seen. |
| C | F | C | |
| She was tops in | all they | said |
| G7 | C | |
| It never once went | to her | head |
| F | C | |
| She had ev'ry- | thing, it | seemed |
| G7 | C | |
| Not a care, this | teenage | queen |
| Not a care, tbis G7 | C | |
| teenage | queen] |
| F | C | |
| Other boys could | offer more |
| G7 | C | |
| But she loved the | boy next | door |
| G7 | C | |
| Who worked at the | candy | store. |
| C | F | C | |
| Dream on, Dream on, | teenage | queen |
| F | C | C | |
| You should | be a ]G7] movie | queen. |
| He would marry her next spring |
| Saved his money and bought a ring |
| Then one day a movie scout |
| Came to town to take her out |
| Came to town to take ber out |
| Hollywood could offer more |
| So she left the boy next door |
| Workin' at the candy store. |
| Dream on, dream on, Teenage Queen |
| See you on the movie screen. |
| Very soon she was a star |
| Pretty house and shiny cars |
| Swimming pool and a fence around |
| But she missed her old hometown |
| But sbe missed ber old bometown |
| All the world was at her door |
| All except the boy next door |
| Who worked at the candy store. |
| Dream on, dream on, Teenage Queen |
| Saddest girl we've ever seen. |
| Then one day the teenage star |
| Sold her house and all her cars |
| Gave up all her wealth and fame |
| Left it all and caught a train |
| Left it all and caugbt a train |
| Do I have to tell you more |
| She came back to the boy next door |
| Who worked at the candy store. |
| TAG: |
| C | F | C | |
| Now this story | has some | more |
| F | C | G7 | C | |
| You'll hear it | all at the | candy | store. |
| SOURCE: |
| JOHNNY CASH/ORIGINAL GOLDEN HITS VOL. 2 |
| SUN 101 |