Tom: A
A
In a barroom in Toledo across from the depot
E
On a barstool she took off her ring
I thought I'd get closer so I walked on over
A
I sat down and asked her, her name.
[Verse]
A
When the drinks fin'lly hit her she said I'm no quitter
D
But I finally quit livin' on dreams
A
Hungry for laughter and here ever after
E A
I'm after whatever the other life brings.
[Verse]
A
In the mirror I saw him I closely watched him
E
I saw the look in his eyes
He came to the woman who sat there beside me
A
And slowly started to cry.
[Verse]
A
His big hands were calloused he looked like a mountain
D
For a minute I thought I was dead
A
But he started shaking his big heart was breaking
E A
As he turned to the woman and said.
[Chorus]
N.C D
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
A
With a four hungry children and a crop in the field
D
I've had some sad times, lived through some bad times
A
But this time your hurtin' won't heal.
E A
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.
[Verse]
A
After he left us I ordered more whiskey
E
She said let's go have a ball
From the lights of the barroom to a rented hotel room
A
We walked without talkin' at all.
[Verse]
A
Lord, she was a beauty but when she came to me
D
She must've thought that I'd lost my mind
A
I couldn't hold her 'cause the words that he told her
E A
Came back to me time after time.
[Chorus]
N.C D
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
A
With a four hungry children and a crop in the field
D
I've had some sad times, lived through some bad times
A
But this time your hurtin' won't heal.
E A
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.
