Lucille

By Kenny Rogers Tabbed by Raymond Bailey A E7 In a bar in Toledo across from the depot on a bar stool she took off her ring Bm E7 Bm E7 A I thought I'd get closer so I walked on over, I sat down and asked her name A A7 D When the drinks finally hit her she said I'm no quitter but I fin'lly quit living on dreams E7 A I'm hungry for laughter and here ever after I'm after whatever the other life brings A E7 In the mirror I saw him and I closely watched him I thought how he looked out of place Bm E7 Bm E7 A He came to the woman who sat there be side me he had a strange look on his face A A7 D The big hands were calloused he looked like a mountain for a minute I thought I was dead E7 A But he started shaking his big heart was breaking he turned to the woman and said [Refrão] A D You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille A With four hungry children and a crop in the field D I've had some bad times lived through some sad times but A This time your hurting won't heal E7 A You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille Chord change Up one full step FINAL VERSE AND CHORUSES PLAY UP ONE FULL STEP A E7 After he left us I ordered more whiskey I thought how she'd made him look small Bm E7 Bm E7 A From the lights of the bar room to a rented hotel room, we walked without talking at all A A7 D She was a beauty but when she came to me she must have thought I'd lost my mind E7 A I couldn't hold her 'cause the words that he told her kept coming back time after time [Refrão] A D You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille A With four hungry children and a crop in the field D I've had some bad times lived through some sad times but A This time your hurting won't heal E7 A You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille