Lucille

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