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Evelyn sits by the elevator doors 
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It's been 37 years since James died on St. Patrick's day in 1964 
    G
She could not hold it against him 
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There were times there was nothing she could do but lie in bed all day 
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Beside a picture of them together, a picture of better days 


And just like James, I値l be drinking Irish tonight
        G
And the memory of his last work week will be gone forever
F              Am            G
Evelyn I知 not coming home tonight 
         F                      Am
If we're never together, if I'm never back again 
     G
Well I swear to god that I'll love you forever 
F              Am            G
Evelyn I知 not coming home tonight 

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In all the years that went by she said she'd always love him 
             G                                F
And from the day that he died she never loved again 
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In his wallet she kept in her nightstand 
                   G           F
An A.A. card and a lock of red hair 
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She kept secrets of pride locked so tight in her heart 
                    G                       F
It killed a part of her before the rest was gone. 
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She said, "if I would have known just how things would have ended up 
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I just would have let myself die."

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And just like James, I値l be drinking Irish tonight
        G
And the memory of his last work week will be gone forever
F              Am            G
Evelyn I知 not coming home tonight 
         F                      Am
If we're never together, if I'm never back again 
     G
Well I swear to god that I'll love you forever 
F              Am            G
Evelyn I知 not coming home tonight 

F  Am  G