Standard (EADGBE)
In a b ar in To-ledo ac-ross from the depot on a
bar stool she took off her r ing
I thought i'd get closer so I walked on over I
sat down and asked her n ame
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When the drinks finally hit her she said I'm no
quitter but I finally quit livin on d reams
I'm h ungry for laughter and here ever after I'm
after what-ever the other life b rings
I n the mirror I saw him and I closely watched him I
thought how he looked out of p lace
He came to the woman who sat t here be-side me he
had a strange look on his f ace
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The big hands were calloused he looked like a
mountain for a minute I thought I was d ead
But h e started shaking his big heart was
breaking he turned to the woman and s aid
You picked a fine time to leave me Lu-c ille
with four hungry children and a crop in the f ield
I 've had some bad times lived through some sad times but
this time your hurting won't h eal
you picked a fine time to leave me Lu-c ille.
A fter he left us I ordered more whisky I thought how she'd
made him look s mall
From the lights of the bar room to a r ented ho-tel room we
walked without talking at a ll
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She was a beauty but when she came to me she
must have thought I'd lost my m ind
I could'nt hold her 'cos the words that told her kept
coming back time after t ime
You picked a fine time to leave me Lu-c ille
with four hungry children and a crop in the f ield
I 've had some bad times lived through some sad times but
this time your hurting won't h eal
you picked a fine time to leave me Lu-cil le.
Ray From Sussex England