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Key: F
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 F7
Bb
Verse 1:
Bb
I'm out late every night
Dm
Doing things that ain't right
Cm7 F
And she'll cry for me
Cm7
When I'm down in the dumps
F
And she nurses my lumps
Bb F Bb
How she cries for me
Fm7 Bb7
And she'll never complain
Fm7 Bb7
She keeps hiding the pain
D# G#7
But I know all the while
Bb Dm7
She's not feeling too well
Cm7 F
'Cause I put her through hell
D# Bb F
Still she forces a smile
Chorus:
Bb Bbmaj7
She's got to be a saint
Bb7 D# Cm7
Lord knows that I ain't
F7
I finally realize
F7
Right before my eyes
D# Bb Gm
Here is a saint
Verse 2:
Bb
There's a dress in this shop
Dm
That'll make her eyes pop
Cm7 F
But she'll look away
Cm7
She'd have gotten a lift
F
If I'd bought her that gift
Bb F Bb
For her birthday
Fm7 Bb7
But her birthday has come
Fm7 Bb7
And I feel like a bum
D# G#7
'Cause I spent my last dime
Bb Dm7
On a worthless old friend
Cm7 F
On a drunken weekend
D# Bb F
I've done it time after time
Chorus:
Bb Bbmaj7
She's got to be a saint
Bb7 D# Cm7
Lord knows that I ain't
F7
I finally realize
F7
Right before my eyes
D# F G7
Here is a saint
Verse 3:
C
Should I stay? Should I go?
Em
I really don't know
Dm7 G
My mind's in a blur
Dm7
Soon it's gonna be dawn
G
And if she finds me gone
C G C
Would it be best for her?
Gm7 C7
I see her cry in her sleep
Gm7 C7
So I kiss her wet cheek
F Bb7
I kneel by her and pray
C Em7
And I'll turn off the light
Dm7 G7
Step out in the night
F C G
And I'll go on my way
Chorus:
C Cmaj7
She's got to be a saint
C7 F Dm7
Lord knows that I ain't
G7
I finally realize
G7
Right before my eyes
F Am
Here is a saint
Outro:
G#maj7 G7 F C
Song History
Published: March 27, 2026
Last Updated: March 27, 2026