A
With skin as tough as a burlap sack
A/C#
He had his second heart attack
D A
Last summer but hes still goin
A
Theres a melancholy in his eyes
A/C#
For all of you who care enough
Cadd9 A
To wonder why, well, let me tell you
F#m Bsus
It all started back in 1957
Cadd9 E Cadd9
When ole Walt Disney took him by surprise
A/C# E Cadd9 A
Thats the day Old Yeller died
A
Well, that twelve year old became a man
A/C# Cadd9
Eleven years too soon in Vietnam
A
With his best friend Tommy
A
They were tough as nails and southern born
A/C# Cadd9
And awfully proud to wear that uniform
A
Then things got scary
F#m Bsus
On April 4th, Tommy left for Heaven
Cadd9 E Cadd9
The same year the world was taken by surprise
A/C# E Cadd9 A
Thats the day Martin Luther died
E
So before you judge him you need to know
Cadd9
Theres more to that old man than what you
A E
See there on that barstool with a Bourbon in his hand
A
You heard about his younger years
Cadd9
But dont leave now theres more to hear
A E
That might explain the pain in that old man
A
How quick America forgot
A/C#
About the only war theyd lost
Cadd9 A
And life goes on, thats what they tell ya
A
No ticker tape no reason why
A/C#
Might have never seen the end of that chapter
Cadd9 A
Of his life, if he hadnt met Betty
F#m Bsus
They got married in December 1980
Cadd9 E
No doubt it was the best day of his life
Cadd9 A/C# E Cadd9 A
Two days before John Lennon died
E
So before you judge him you need to know
Cadd9
Theres more to that old man than what you
A E
See there on that barstool with a Bourbon in his hand
E
Now weve covered chapter two
Cadd9
I can almost see a change in you
A E
Theres still a lot of life in that old man
A
He hadnt had a drink in at least a year
A/C#
To tell the truth Im shocked hes here
Cadd9 E
But as long as he wants em, Im gonna pour em
A
Before you came in I asked him why
A/C# Cadd9
He just raised his fragile head and wiped his eyes
A
And then he told me
F#m Bsus
Ive seen so much in my life Ive never questioned
Cadd9 E Cadd9
This time the good Lord took me by surprise
A/C# E Cadd9 A
Yesterday my Betty died
A
With skin as tough as a burlap sack
A/C#
He had his second heart attack
Cadd9 A
Last summer but hes still goin
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