Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C Em Dm7 G C G Verse: C Dm G C Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today. Dm G Madam, C C/E F/G G Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today. C She is sorry to be delayed, F Dm C but last evening down in Lover's Lane she strayed, F
Madam, C G G7 C G Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today. C Dm G C When she woke up and found That her dream of love was gone, Dm G Madam, C G She ran to the man who had led her so far astray, C F Em Dm C And from under her velvet gown, she drew a gun and shot her lover down, Dm Madam, C G C Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today. Interlude: Dm G C Em Dm7 G Verse: C Dm G C When the mob came and got her and dragged her from the jail, Dm Madam, C C/E Dm7 G They strung her upon the old willow across the way, C F Em Dm C And the moment before she died she lifted up her lovely head and cried, Dm Madam, C G G7 Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch C today