Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: C majorC In a bar in Toledo Across from the depot C majorC G+G I watched as she took off her ring G7G7 I thought I'd get closer So I walked on over G+G C majorC I sat down and asked her name C majorC When the drinks finally hit her, C majorC She said I'm no quitter C7C7 G+G But I finally quit living on dreams I'm hungry for laughter G7G7 And here ever after G+G C majorC I'm after whatever the other life brings C majorC In the mirror I saw him And I closely watched him G+G I thought how he looked out of place G7G7 He came to the woman Who sat there beside me C majorC He had a strange look on his face C majorC The big hands were calloused C majorC He looked like a mountain C7C7 G+G For a minute I thought I was dead G7G7 Then he started shaking His big heart was breaking G+G C majorC He turned to the woman and said Chorus: C majorC G+G You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille With four hungry children G7G7 C majorC And a crop in the field C majorC I've had some bad times Lived through some sad times C7C7 G+G But this time you're hurting won't heal G7G7 C majorC You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
Verse 2: D MajorD After he left us I ordered more whiskey A augmentedA I thought how she'd made him look small A augmentedA From the lights of the bar room A augmentedA To a rented hotel room A augmentedA D MajorD We walked without talkin' at all D MajorD She was a beauty, But when she came to me D MajorD G+G She must have thought I'd lost my mind A augmentedA I couldn't hold heR, the words that he told her A7A7 D MajorD Kept coming back time after time Chorus: D MajorD G+G You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille D MajorD With four hungry children And a crop in the field G+G I've had some bad times, Lived through some sad times D MajorD But this time you're hurting won't heal D MajorD You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille A7A7 D MajorD You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille Chorus: D MajorD G+G You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille D MajorD With four hungry children And a crop in the field G+G I've had some bad times, Lived through some sad times D MajorD But this time you're hurting won't heal D MajorD You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille A7A7 D MajorD You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
Other versions of Lucille
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Lucille by Kenny Rogers
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