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Wild Side Of Life

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                    D(D7)              G  
You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you
YA7ou asked me not to call you on the Dphone
                             (D7)          G  
But there's something I'm wanting to tell you
So I A7wrote it in the words of this  sDong.
[Chorus]
                    (D7)             G  
I Didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I A7might have known you'd never make a Dwife
You gave up the only onD7e that ever loved Gyou
And went bA7ack to the wild side of lDife.
                   D(D7)              G  
The glamor of the gay night life has lured you
TA7o the places where the wine and liqDuor flows
                (D7)          G  
Where you wait to be anybody's baby
And forget A7the truest love you'll evDer know.
[Chorus]
                (D7)             G  
I Didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I A7might have known you'd never make a Dwife
You gave up the only onD7e that ever loved Gyou
And went bA7ack to the wild side of lDife.
                   D(D7)              G  
It hurt me to know that you don't love me,
A7Though I know our love's forever goDne,
                 (D7)                G  
And it killed my soul and pride dear inside me,
When I saw you in A7that stranger's arms so Dlong.
[Chorus]
                (D7)             G  
I Didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I A7might have known you'd never make a Dwife
You gave up the only onD7e that ever loved Gyou
And went bA7ack to the wild side of lDife.
                   D(D7)              G  
I'll just live my life alone with mem-ries of you,
A7And dream of kisses you traded for my Dtears,
                  (D7)          G  
And no one will ever know how much I loved you,
And A7I pray that you'll be happy through the Dyears.
[Chorus]
                (D7)             G  
I Didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I A7might have known you'd never make a Dwife
You gave up the only onD7e that ever loved Gyou
And went bA7ack to the wild side of lDife.

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Wild Side Of Life

by Hank Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D D7 G

()

You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you

A7 D

You asked me not to call you on the phone

D7 G

()

But there's something I'm wanting to tell you

A7 D

So I wrote it in the words of this song.

[Chorus]

D7 G

()

I Didn't know God made honky tonk angels

A7 D

I might have known you'd never make a wife

D7 G

You gave up the only one that ever loved you

A7 D

And went back to the wild side of life.

D D7 G

()

The glamor of the gay night life has lured you

A7 D

To the places where the wine and liquor flows

D7 G

()

Where you wait to be anybody's baby

A7 D

And forget the truest love you'll ever know.

[Chorus]

D7 G

()

I Didn't know God made honky tonk angels

A7 D

I might have known you'd never make a wife

D7 G

You gave up the only one that ever loved you

A7 D

And went back to the wild side of life.

D D7 G

()

It hurt me to know that you don't love me,

A7 D

Though I know our love's forever gone,

D7 G

()

And it killed my soul and pride dear inside me,

A7 D

When I saw you in that stranger's arms so long.

[Chorus]

D7 G

()

I Didn't know God made honky tonk angels

A7 D

I might have known you'd never make a wife

D7 G

You gave up the only one that ever loved you

A7 D

And went back to the wild side of life.

D D7 G

()

I'll just live my life alone with mem-ries of you,

A7 D

And dream of kisses you traded for my tears,

D7 G

()

And no one will ever know how much I loved you,

A7 D

And I pray that you'll be happy through the years.

[Chorus]

D7 G

()

I Didn't know God made honky tonk angels

A7 D

I might have known you'd never make a wife

D7 G

You gave up the only one that ever loved you

A7 D

And went back to the wild side of life.

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The chords for "Wild Side Of Life" show the original chord names (including D, D7, G, A7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.