D5 A5 Saw her in Roosevelt Springs D5 time doesn't touch anything A5 she never did say she could sing D5 but I figured it so I needed some company then not sisters or children again that's a hell of a spot to be in but she put me in tow Money and liquor and lust have taken my heart and my trust I could see ashes of dust headed my way She tended bar in town her alto settled me down so I started hanging around didn't need much to say D5 G5 She smelled like cigarettes and wine D5 she kept me happy all the time A5 A5 I know that ain't much of a line D5 D5 but it's the God's own truth G5 she lives down inside of me still D5 rolled up like a twenty dollar bill A5 A5 she left me alone with these pills D5 and the last of my youth Wings on her shoulders and feet a bar on Gethsemane street I took time to plan retreat backed out the door I must be attracted to those who've witnessed a man in the throes Of life that ain't grindstone to nose, but pedal to floor D5 G5 She smelled like cigarettes and wine D5 she kept me happy all the time A5 A5 I know that ain't much of a line D5 D5 but it's the God's own truth G5 she lives down inside of me still D5 rolled up like a twenty dollar bill A5 A5 she left me alone with these pills D5 and my smoldering youth Lost on the dry side of town My memories slowing me down She shook me and I came around I came back to life With nary a mother or dad She showed me what I never had The princess of leaves, she gets sad 'Cause I won't take a wife D5 G5 She smelled like cigarettes and wine D5 she kept me happy all the time A5 A5 I know that ain't much of a line D5 D5 but it's the God's own truth G5 she lives down inside of me still D5 rolled up like a twenty dollar bill A5 A5 she left me alone with these pills D5 and the last of my youth
