Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse

 They were playing that old country waltz

 In this empty bar echoing off the wall,

 When I first got the bad news that you set me free,

 The band played the old country waltz to me.

Verse

 Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried,

The day that the two of us died,

Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride,

While the band plays the old country waltz.

Instrumental

as intro):

Bridge

 Out the window the moon shines

 On the roofs of the cars,

 While I knock down tequila and sa-lt,

 And the band plays the old country waltz.

Verse

 And we're playing it, that old country waltz,

In this empty bar echoing off the wall,

Ain't got no excuses, we just want to play

That good old country waltz,

I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play

That good old country waltz,