Key: Bb major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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In a bar in Toledo,
across from the depot,
D
On a bar stool she took off her ring.
Am
I thought I'd get closer
D
So I walked on over.
Am
D
I sat down and asked
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Gm
G
her her name.
When the drinks finally hit her,
She said, "I'm no quitter,
C
But I finally quit living on dreams.
D
I'm hungry for laughter,
And here ever after
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I'm after whatever the other life brings."
Verse 2
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In the mirror I saw him,
And I closely watched him.
D
I thought how he looked out of place.
Am
He came to the woman
D
Who sat there beside me.
Am
D
G
He had a strange look on his face.
The big hands were calloused,
He looked like a mountain,
C
For a minute I thought I was dead.
D
But he started shaking,
His big heart was breaking,
G
D
He turned to the woman and said,
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Verse 3
"You picked a fine time to leave me,
C
Lucille
With four hungry children
G
and a crop in the field.
C
I've had some bad times,
I've lived through some sad times,
G
But this time the hurtin' won't heal.
D
You picked a fine time to leave me,
Lucille.
G
A
Verse 4
After he left us,
I ordered more whiskey.
I thought how she'd
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made him look small.
Bm
From the lights of the barroom to
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the rented hotel room
Bm
E
A
We walked without talking at all.
She was a beauty,
but when she came to me
D
She must have thought I'd lost my mind.
E
I couldn't hold her,
for the words that he told her
Kept comin' back time after time.
A
Verse 5
"You picked a fine time to leave me,
D
Lucille
With four hungry children
A
and a crop in the field.
D
I've had some bad times,
I've lived through some sad times,
A
But this time the hurtin' won't heal.
E
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.
A
Verse 6
"You picked a fine time to leave me,
D
Lucille
With four hungry children
A
and a crop in the field.
D
I've had some bad times,
I've lived through some sad times,
A
But this time the hurtin' won't heal.
E
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.
Outro 1
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