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