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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
C F C
You can’t thank somebody with the words you carve on their headstone
C F C
You got to come right out and say what you gotta say
G F C
You gotta thank somebody for the time they gave to you
Chorus:
C F C
So honey thanks, thanks for making me crazy
C F C
Thanks for putting the light out in my eye
G F C
Yeah baby thanks, for a heart that’s lazy
C G F C
But I’m not gonna cry a little, no not gonna cry
Verse 2:
C F C
You can’t thank somebody for a romance with a postcard
C F C
It don’t make no difference if you’re weak or strong you got to take the time
G F C
You’ve gotta thank somebody for the time they gave to you
Chorus:
C F C
So honey thanks, thanks for making me crazy
C F C
Thanks for putting the light out in my eye
G F C
Yeah baby thanks, for a heart that’s lazy
C G F C
But I’m not gonna cry a little, no not gonna cry
Bridge:
Am
Well I never thought that I could be so strong
G
Take you away from where you belong
F D
But I’m tired and restless, tired and beat, oh so tired. . . .
Chorus:
C F C
So honey thanks, thanks for making me crazy
C F C
Thanks for putting the light out in my eye
G F C
Yeah baby thanks, for a heart that’s lazy
C G F C
But I’m not gonna cry a little, no not gonna cry
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025