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Lucille

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[Verse]
     G*
In a bar in Toledo, across from the depot
On a barstool she took off her rDing
    D7*
I thought I'd get closer
   C*
So I walked on over
   C*                            G  
I sat down and asked her her name
          G*
When the drinks finally hit her
      G*
She said, "I'm no quitter
        G*                     C  
But I finally quit living on dreams
     D7*
I'm hungry for laughter
And here ever after
I'm after whatever the other life brGings."
In the miGrror I saw him
And I closely watched him
I thought how he looked out of pDlace
He cD7ame to the woman
Who sCat there beside me
He had a strange look on his faGce
The big hands were calloused
He looks like a mountain
For a minute I thought I was deCad
But Dhe started shaking
His big heart was breaking
     *                          G  
He turned to the woman and said
 N.C.                                   C  
"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and crops in the fiGeld
And IC've had some bad times
And lived through some sad times
     *                           G  
But this time the hurtin' won't heal
              D7*                     G  
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
AfGter he left us, I ordered more whiskey
I thought how she'd made him look smDall
                                    D7             C*
From the lights of the barroom to a rented hotel room
We walked without talking at aGll
Now she was a beauty, but when she came to me
She must have thought I'd lost my miDnd
D7Cause I couldn't hold her, the words that he told her
 *                              G  
Kept comin' back time after time
 N.C.                                   C  
"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and crops in the fieGld
IC've had some bad times
Lived through some sad times
      *                          G  
But this time the hurtin' won't heal
You picked a fD7ine time to leave me, LucGille
                 D7*                      G*
Oh, you picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille"

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Lucille

by Cœur de Pirate

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse]

In a bar in Toledo, across from the depot

On a barstool she took off her ring

I thought I'd get closer

So I walked on over

C G

I sat down and asked her her name

When the drinks finally hit her

She said, "I'm no quitter

G C

But I finally quit living on dreams

I'm hungry for laughter

And here ever after

I'm after whatever the other life brings."

In the mirror I saw him

And I closely watched him

I thought how he looked out of place

He came to the woman

Who sat there beside me

He had a strange look on his face

The big hands were calloused

He looks like a mountain

For a minute I thought I was dead

But he started shaking

His big heart was breaking

He turned to the woman and said

N.C.

"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille

With four hungry children and crops in the field

And I've had some bad times

And lived through some sad times

But this time the hurtin' won't heal

D7 G

You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille

After he left us, I ordered more whiskey

I thought how she'd made him look small

D7 C

From the lights of the barroom to a rented hotel room

We walked without talking at all

Now she was a beauty, but when she came to me

She must have thought I'd lost my mind

Cause I couldn't hold her, the words that he told her

Kept comin' back time after time

N.C.

"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille

With four hungry children and crops in the field

I've had some bad times

Lived through some sad times

But this time the hurtin' won't heal

D7 G

You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille

D7 G

* *

Oh, you picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille"

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