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