C                   F
When I was a child, I spoke as a child
                C                                G
Now I'm a grown woman, but my thoughts are still wild
                  C                 F
I thought I'd see London or maybe Paris
                   C         G                       C
But I'm staring at cornfields and they're staring at me


[Verse 2]
                    G                         Am
But dreams are just things that you keep in a jar
              D7                      G
You bury your dreams or you wish on a star
                 F                             Am
For an ocean line ticket back to where you were born
                D7        G                 C       G  C
Away from these hard times and the acres of corn


[Verse 3]
                                          F
Every now and again, well, I take a small drink
                    C                       G
From the blackberry brandy hidden under the sink
                    C                         F
And I pull out that steam trunk and put on my gown
                          C         G                   C
And I waltz through these cornfields 'til I fall to the ground


[Verse 4]
                    G                         Am
But dreams are just things that you keep in a trunk
                     D7                           G
'Til the men are out working or you've gone a bit drunk
                     F                                Am
Then you unlock your dreams, but they're tattered and worn
                     D7    G                C   
So you stare out the window at the acres of corn


[Instrumental]
C    F    C  G  C


[Verse 5]
                G                         Am
Dreams are just things that you keep in a jar
              D7                      G
You bury your dreams or you wish on a star
                 F                             Am
For an ocean line ticket back to where you were born
                D7        G                 C
Away from these hard times and the acres of corn


[Outro]
             C                   F
When I was a child, I spoke as a child
                C     G                          C
Now I'm a grown woman, but my thoughts are still wild