Ballad of Middle Aged Heartache by Sons of Bill from the album A Far Cry from Freedom
Capo 3
Intro:
Cadd9 G G/F# Em7 Cadd9 G D G
G Cadd9
Well I gave that pretty little woman the best years of my life
G
She made me sober up and settle down, I'd be a husband, she'd be a wife
Cadd9
And then she told me that she was leavin, that she was too young to settle down
D G
I said "so you want the guy that I used to be before you came around"
She said "I'm sorry, honey, but this is goodbye" and she slowly closed the door
And I watched her as she sped away in my galaxy ford
Now I'm sittin all alone in a little pink house, surrounded by a picket fence
And I think it's 'bout time this good ol' boy found the devil in him once again
Chorus:
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And it's gonna be a hell-raisin, h-heart breakin
G
Take one shot then keep on takin it
D G
Hell-bent, Heaven-sent honky tonk Saturday night
Cadd9
And you can tell that jean-skirted Jezebelle
G G/F# Em7
To help me go my bail
Cadd9 G D G
When they take me on downtown to the Tupelo County Jail
Piano solo over intro chords
I'm gonna drive 'til I see the neon lights of the first bar I find
Pull up a stool and light a cigarette and drink myself completely blind
Put Hank Williams on the jukebox and I'll be shooting out the lights
yeah the pink house is long forgotten, the drunk tank's my new home tonight
Repeat Chorus
Cadd9
And you can tell that jean-skirted Jezebelle
G G/F# Em7
To help me go my bail
Cadd9 G D G
When they take me on downtown to the Tupelo County Jail
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