Intro: ( A5 ) ( A5 ) She ( A5 ) left me in the ( F5 ) darkness, ( E5 ) all A( A5 )lone She ( A5 ) abandoned all the ( F5 ) good times And the ( E5 ) love I thought we ( A5 ) had I'm like a ( F5 ) lonesome pall( C5 )bearer, ( G5 ) walking down the ( A5 ) isle ( F5 ) Traveling to the ( C5 ) graveyard, ( G5 ) counting down the ( E5 ) miles With ( F5 ) every earth filled ( C5 ) shovel They ( G5 ) dig that eternal ( A5 ) bed I'm like a ( F5 ) lonesome pall( C5 )bearer ( G5 ) Carrying the ( A5 ) dead ( G5 ) Carrying the ( A5 ) dead She don't call me, and she don't try to And my friend can't bring her back My eyes are wide open Watching my future fade to black Chorus I've pondered trading places With the man laying in that hearse I tried to hold my head up But her leaving, is like a curse Chorus