F ONE_MAJOR

This

old

man__

F ONE_MAJOR

and

me__

C FIVE_MAJOR

were

at

the

bar__

C FIVE_MAJOR

and

we__

Dm SIX_MINOR

were

hav-

in'

__

Dm SIX_MINOR

some

beers__

and

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

swap-

pin'

I

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

don't

cares.

F ONE_MAJOR

Talk-

ing

pol-

F ONE_MAJOR

i-

tics,__

C FIVE_MAJOR

blonde

and

red

C FIVE_MAJOR

haired

chicks,

Dm SIX_MINOR

old

dogs

and__

Dm SIX_MINOR

new

tricks,__

and

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

hab-

its

we__

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

ain't

kicked.

F ONE_MAJOR

We

talked

a-

bout__

F ONE_MAJOR

God's

grace

C FIVE_MAJOR

and

all

the

hell__

C FIVE_MAJOR

we

raised.__

Dm SIX_MINOR

Then

I

Dm SIX_MINOR

heard

the

old__

man

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

say,

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

F ONE_MAJOR

He

said

"I

fought__

F ONE_MAJOR

two

wars,__

C FIVE_MAJOR

been

mar-

ried

and__

C FIVE_MAJOR

di-

vorced.""__

Dm SIX_MINOR

What

brings

you

to__

Dm SIX_MINOR

O-

hi_

o?

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

He

said

"Damn,__

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

if

I

know."

F ONE_MAJOR

We

talked

an

hour__

F ONE_MAJOR

or

two__

C FIVE_MAJOR

'bout

ev-

'ry

girl__

C FIVE_MAJOR

we

knew,

Dm SIX_MINOR

what

all

we

Dm SIX_MINOR

put

'em

through.__

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

like

two

boys

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

'ill

do

F ONE_MAJOR

We

pond-

dered

life__

F ONE_MAJOR

and

death.

C FIVE_MAJOR

He

lit

a

cig-

C FIVE_MAJOR

a-

rette,__

Dm SIX_MINOR

said

"these

damn

Dm SIX_MINOR

things__

'ill

kill

me

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

yet."

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

F ONE_MAJOR

Then

one

sun-

F ONE_MAJOR

ny

day,__

C FIVE_MAJOR

(I

saw

the

old__

C FIVE_MAJOR

man's

face.)

Dm SIX_MINOR

front

page

o-

bit-

Dm SIX_MINOR

u-

ar-

y.

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

He

was

a

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

mil-

lion-

aire;

F ONE_MAJOR

(he

left

his

for-

F ONE_MAJOR

tune

to__

C FIVE_MAJOR

some

guy

he

bare-

C FIVE_MAJOR

ly

knew.

Dm SIX_MINOR

the

kids

were

Dm SIX_MINOR

mad

as

hell.__

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

But

me,__

I'm

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

do-

in'

well.)

F ONE_MAJOR

And

I

dropped

by__

F ONE_MAJOR

to-

day

C FIVE_MAJOR

to

just

say

thanks__

C FIVE_MAJOR

and

pray,__

Dm SIX_MINOR

(and

I left

a

six

pack

right

Dm SIX_MINOR

there

on

his

grave.

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

Bb FOUR_MAJOR

And

I

said,)