Lucille chords by Alan Ladd

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
In  (G major) a bar in
Toledo across from the depot
D 
On a barstool she took off her ring  (D major) 
Am 
I  (A minor) thought I'd get closer
D 
So  (D major) I  walked on over
Am 
D 
I  (A minor) sat down and  (D major) asked her name
G 
 (G major) 

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Verse 2

When the drinks finally hit her

She said I'm no quitter

But I finally quit living on dreams

I'm hungry for laughter

and here ever after

I'm after whatever the other life brings

Verse 3
G 
D 
G 
In  (G major) the mirror I saw  (D major) him  (G major) 
I closely watched him
D 
I thought how he looked out of place  (D major) 
Am 
He  (A minor) came to the woman
D 
Who  (D major) sat there beside me
Am 
D 
 (A minor) He had a strange  (D major) look on his face
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 4
The big hands were calloused
They looked like a mountain
C 
For a minute I thought I was dead  (C major) 
D 
But  (D major) he started shaking
His big heart was breaking
As he turned to the woman and said
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 5
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
C 
 (C major) With four hungry children
G 
and a crop in the field  (G major) 
C 
 (C major) I've had some bad times,
lived through some sad times
G 
This time the hurting won't  (G major) heal
D 
You picked a  (D major) fine time to leave me, Lucille
G 
A 
 (G major)  (A major) 

Verse 6
After he left us
I ordered more whiskey
Thought how she'd
E 
made him look small  (E major) 
Bm 
E 
From the  (B minor) lights of the bar  (E major) room
Bm 
E 
A  (B minor) rented hotel  (E major) room
Bm 
E 
We  (B minor) walked without talking  (E major) at all
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 7
She was a beauty
But when she came to me
D 
She must have thought I'd lost my mind  (D major) 
E 
Bm 
E 
But  (E major) I  couldn't hold  (B minor)  (E major) her,
'cause the words that he told her
Bm 
E 
Kept coming back  (B minor) time  (E major) after time
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 8
D 
You picked a fine time to leave me,  (D major) Lucille
With four hungry children and
A 
a crop in the field  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) I've had some bad times,
lived through some sad times
A 
This time the hurting won't  (A major) heal
E 
You picked a  (E major) fine time to leave me, Lucille
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 9
You picked a fine time to leave me,
D 
 (D major) Lucille
With four hungry children
A 
and a crop in the field  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) I've had some bad times,
lived through some sad times
A 
This time the hurting won't  (A major) heal

Verse 10
E 
You picked a  (E major) fine time to leave me,
A 
Lucille  (A major) 
E 
You picked a  (E major) fine time to leave me, Lucille
A 
E 
 (A major) You picked a  (E major) fine time to leave me, Lucille
A 
 (A major) 