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