G5 Yellow Rose Waco Moon C5 G5 Quit too late you're gonna die too soon C5 G5 Woman with a needle and a silver spoon D5 D5 Holed up singin' the devil's tune C5 D5 Playin' the blues, payin' your dues G5 D5 E5 Speedin' your young life away G5 E5 I never will get over what I heard about you C5 D5 G5 The first thing New Year's Day I can't say I felt so sad The truth is I think I'm mad At the selfish way you left your dad When you know what a hard luck time he's had Sleepin' through a dream come true You just threw all that talent away I never will get over what I heard about you The first thing New Year's Day D5 C5 G5 Ooooo hoooooo D5 Slippin' away C5 G5 Ooooo hoooooo D5 D5 D5 D5 G5 D5 C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 G5 New Year's Day I threw the phone against the wall Falling apart when I got the call I went out walkin' with the weight of it all That's when it hit me like a waterfall I'm playin' the blues, payin' my dues Speedin' my young life away I never will get over what I heard about you The first thing New Year's Day Ooooo hoooooo Slippin' away Ooooo hoooooo New Year's Day Yellow Rose Waco Moon Quit too late, you died too soon To the bitter end tried and true Goodbye old friend We'll be missing you