Em  D  Em  D

[Verse 1]

Her dress it was of snowy white
D
A rose tied to her wrist

The words her daddy preached to her
D
Were softened with a kiss


[Verse 2]
        Em                D    G
They’ll judge you by your company 
                  D
They cannot see beyond
   Em              D         G
Be careful who you choose in life
                     D 
And stay where you belong


[Chorus]
G
Leave me be, I’ll make my own friends
      C
Don’t tell me who to love, don’t tell me who to hate
       D
I will find out on my own
                                  G         C  A
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight


[Verse 3]
       D
He was on the road to Galveston

By way of Woodsboro
D
After four long weeks out on a rig

In the Gulf of Mexico


[Verse 4]
    Em                D/F#     G
His eyes were shining like the sea
                  D
His hair was like black gold
    Em               D/F# G
She knew her daddy’d disapprove
               D
Because he was so bold


[Chorus]
G
Leave me be, I’ll make my own friends
      C
Don’t tell me who to love, don’t tell me who to hate
       D
I will find out on my own
                                  G         C
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight
       D
I will find out on my own
                                  G           C  A    D
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight


[Verse 5]

He was sleeping in his easy chair
D
When a call came in the night

The trooper said they’d found his girl
D
His little girl dressed in white


[Verse 6]
   Em              D       G
He jumped into his car and drove 
                   D
To the Gulf of Mexico
    Em                  D      G
And found her face down in the sand 
               D
Like poor Pinocchio


[Verse 7]
    Em            D         G
And he remembered how she’d cried 
                         D
When the movie played in town
    Em                 D/F#  G
But where was the good fairy now
                  B
To turn all this around
      C
Don’t tell me who to love, don’t tell me who to hate
       D
I will find out on my own


[Chorus]
G
Leave me be, I’ll make my own friends
      C
Don’t tell me who to love, don’t tell me who to hate
       D
I will find out on my own
                                  G              C
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight - too late
       D
I will find out on my own
                                  G
Don’t make the way too narrow and straight