Intro: E --5---5-5-5-4-4-4-0----0----2--2--0-0---2--------2--0--- B --5---------------0----0----0--0--0-0---2--------3--0--- G --6---------------0----1----1--1--1-1---2--------2--1--- D --7---------------0----2----2--2--2-2---4--------0--2--- A --7---------------0----2----2--2--2-2---4--------0--2--- E --5---------------0----0----0--0--0-0---2--------0--0--- Verse: Well I asked her why she cried What she was doing with her life She said â??I could marry a sailor I think that I'd make a good wife But he would leave for months at sea Leaving only the baby and me And I do not think that I could stay faithful" BREAK: And I could leave the sound for good Bringing only some photos and a book But I'm pretty sure my legs would grow weary Then she asked how bout me I said â??well darling let me see I hear wedding bells and see kisses from lovers Verse: Those lovers or so it seems They appear to be you and me But I could be wrong cause my mind's awful lazy Verse: And now I'm seeing something else And it's me I'm by myself And I appear to be older and I'm awful lonely BREAK: And as I cry I ask God why How could you let my poor wife die?â?� And I told her not to cry To wipe her eyes Instrumental:
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