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A
In a bar in Toledo across from the depot on a
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bar stool she took off her ring
Bm
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I thought I'd get closer so I walked on over,
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I sat down and asked her name
When the drinks finally hit her she said I'm no
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D
quitter but I finally quit livin' on dreams
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I'm hungry for laughter and here ever after I'm
A
after whatever the other life brings
A
In the mirror I saw him and I closely watched him
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I thought how he looked out of place
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He came to the woman who sat there beside me,
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A
he had a strange look on his face
The big hands were calloused, he looked like a
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D
mountain, for a minute I thought I was dead
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But he started shaking, his big heart was
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breaking, he turned to the woman and said
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D
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
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with four hungry children and a crop in the field
D
I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times, but
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this time your hurting won't heal
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You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
B
After he left us I ordered more whisky, I thought how she'd
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made him look small
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From the lights of the bar room to a rented hotel room,
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B
we walked without talking at all
She was a beauty but when she came to me
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she must have thought I'd lost my mind
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I couldn't hold her 'cos the words that he told her kept
B
coming back time after time
B
E
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
B
with four hungry children and a crop in the field
E
I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times, but
B
this time your hurting won't heal
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You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille