Rachel Delevoryas

Rachel Delevoryas - by Randy Stonehill G Rachel Delevoryas Em Am With her thick eye glasses and her plain Jane face D7 G Sat beside me in my fifth grade class Am C D Looking so terribly out of place G Rachel played the violin Em Am And classical music was out of style D7 G She couldn't control all her wild brown hair Am C Her nervous laughter and her awkward smile and D Am It was clear that she'd never be one of us C Am With her dowdy clothes C Am And her violin C Em D G And a name like Rachel Delevoryas G Am D7 G Am D7 G D But I'd pass by her house in the evening Em Am Going to play with my best friend Ray C D Em And the music floating from her window Am C D G Spoke the things that Rachel could never say G Am D7 G Am D7 G Rachel Delevoryas Em Am Was eating her lunch as the boys walked by D7 G "Rachel is ugly" she heard them shout Am C She sat on the schoolyard bench and cried and D Am It was clear that she'd never be one of us C Am With her dowdy clothes C Am And her violin C Em D G And a name like Rachel Delevoryas G C G D7 G G/F# And every year the hedge got higher Em Am As it grew around Rachel's house C D Em Like the secret wall inside her Am C D7 That she built to keep all the heartache out G Am D7 G Am D7 G Rachel Delevoryas Em Am Moved back east with her family D7 G Now she's dressed in a beautiful gown Am C D Standing on stage with the symphony G Rachel plays the violin Em Am But every night when the lights go down D7 G I wonder if she still remembers those days Am C And cruel little boys in this one horse town and D Am It was clear that she'd never be one of us C Am With her dowdy clothes C Am And her violin C E D And a name like Rachel Delevoryas G C G C E D G A name like Rachel Delevoryas