Lucille

lucille

capo i

intro : A

A
in a bar in toledo , across from the depot ,
E
on a barstool she took off her ring .

i thought i’d get closer , so i walked on over .
A
i sat down and asked her her name .

when the drinks finally hit her , she said , im no quitter
D
but i finally quit living on dreams .
E
i’m hungry for laughter , and here ever after
A
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 beside 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 ,

( chorus )
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 , i’ve lived through some sad times ,
A
but this time the hurtin’ won’t heal .
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you picked a fine time to leave me , lucille .

B
after he left us , i ordered more whiskey .
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i thought how she’d made him look small .
from the lights of the barroom to the rented hotel room
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 , for the words that he told her
B
kept comin’ back time after time .

( chorus )
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 ,
i’ve lived through some sad times ,
B
but this time the hurtin’ won’t heal .
F# B
you picked a fine time to leave me , lucille .

( chorus )
“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 ,
i’ve lived through some sad times ,
B
but this time the hurtin’ won’t heal .
F# B
you picked a fine time to leave me , lucille .