Lucille

Lucille


A E7
In a bar in Toledo, across from the depot on a bar stool she took off her ring
Bm E7 Bm E7 A
I thought i'd get closer, so I walked on over, I sat down and asked her name
A7 D
When the drinks finally hit her, she said I'm no quitter but I finally quit livin on dreams
E7 A
I'm hungry for laughter, and here ever after, I'm after whatever the other life brings

A E7
In the mirror I saw him and I closely watched him, I thought how he looked out of place
Bm E7 Bm E7 A
He came to the woman who sat there beside me, he had a strange look on his face
A7 D
The big hands were calloused, he looked like a mountain for a minute, I thought I was dead
E7 A // stop
But he started shaking, his big heart was breaking, he turned to the woman and said

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D A
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille, with four hungry children and a crop in the field
D A
I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times but this time your hurting won’t heal
E7 A
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.

A E7
After he left us, I ordered more whisky, I thought how she'd made him look small
Bm E7 Bm E7 A
From the lights of the bar room to a rented hotel room we walked without talking at all
A7 D
She was a beauty but when she came to me, she must have thought I'd lost my mind
E7 A // stop
I could'nt hold her, 'cos the words that he told her kept coming back time after time

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