She put him^C out like the ^Fburning end of a midnight ciga^Amrette She ^Gbroke his ^Cheart he ^Fspent his whole life trying to for^Gget We ^Amwatched him drink his pain a^Gway^C a little at a time But he^Am never could get drunk en^Gough^C to get her off his mind Until to^Gnight...

He put that ^Cbottle to his head and ^Fpulled the ^Gtrigger And ^Amfinally drank away her ^Gmemo^Fry ^CLife is short but this time it was b^Gigger Than the ^Amstrength he had to get up ^Goff his k^Fnees They ^Cfound him with his face down in the p^Gillow With a ^Amnote that said I'll love her ^Gtil I ^Fdie And w^Chen we buried him beneath the ^Gwillow The ^Fangel's sang a whiskey lull^Amaby ^AmLa la la la la la la, La la la la la la ^Fla ^AmLa la la la la la la, La la la la la la ^Fla

The rumors ^Cflew but no^Fbody knew how much she blamed he^Amrself For ^Gyears and ^Cyears she ^Ftried to hide the whiskey on her b^Greath She^Am finally drank her pain a^Gway^C a little at a time But she ^Amnever could get drunk eno^Gugh^C to get him off her mind Until the ^Gnight...

She put that ^Cbottle to her head and ^Fpulled the ^Gtrigger And ^Amfinally drank away his ^Gmemo^Fry ^CLife is short but this time it was b^Gigger Than the ^Amstrength she had to get up ^Goff her k^Fnees We f^Cound her with her face down in the pil^Glow ^AmClinging to his picture f^Gor dear l^Fife We l^Caid her next to him beneath the ^Gwillow While ^Fangel's sang a whiskey lull^Amaby ^AmLa la la la la la la, La la la la la la ^Fla ^{Am F} (repeat to fade)