F5  Bb5  C5 
 
      F5            Bb5             C5      C5  C5  Bb5 
Every day I tell myself it's temporary 
          Bb5                C5 
That it's only 'cause she's young 
               Bb5           C5           
That makes her want another man 
     F5                   Bb5        C5       C5  C5  Bb5 
Even though she makes me feel unecessary 
     Bb5             C5            F5 
I've found a way to help me understand 


              Bb5 
I've got this drinking thing 
             F5 
To keep from thinkin? things 
                C5 
'Bout where you been,  
        Bb5 
who you been with 
            F5 
What you've done 
F5          Bb5 
And it's a lonely thing 
             F5 
But it's the only thing 
          Bb5             C5            F5 
To keep a foolish man in love hanging on  
 
 
 
If I wait up at home I'll only ask her questions 

She'd probably tell the truth,  

So I don't even ask 

So I sit here on this barstool feeling helpless 

And I wonder just how long a man can last 
 
Chorus 
 
Chorus