G G7 Now Lefty came from Texas at least that what they say C He cut a record down in Dallas it really got him on his way D7 You could hear him on every jukebox G In every town and state every DJ played Always Late G7 Now Lefty wasn't no saint he didn't claim to be
C He could sing a country song send cold chills through me D7 Like the son of a Saginaw fisherman G He sang in Saginaw Michigan C If you got the money honey I've got the time G When he sang that song well he nearly blew my mind D7 G C I'd walk for miles cry or smile for my mama and daddy G D7 G And it tears me up to see a grown man cry G7 Lefty left us lonely he left before his time C But I can see 'im singin' now to an angel at that Opry in the sky D7 I'm just an old old man a-lookin' for fun G Why oh why do you do me this way C If you got the money honey I've got the time G When he sang that song well he nearly blew my mind D7 G C I'd walk for miles cry or smile for my mama and daddy G D7 G Oh why oh why oh why do you do me this way D7 G Yeah Oh why oh why oh why do you do me this way D7 G Always Late