C
My sweetheart is gone and I'm so lonely 
                             G7
She said that she and I were thru 
     C
So I started out drinkin' for pastime 
                    G7          C
Drivin' Nails In My Coffin over you. 
 
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I'm just Drivin' Nails In My Coffin 
                               G7
Ev'ry time I drink a bottle of brew 
         C
I'm just Drivin' Nails In My Coffin 
                     G7         C
Lordy, drivin' those nails over you. 
 
Now ever since the day that she left me 
I've been so sad and so blue 
I'm always thinkin' of you, love 
And I just can't quit drinkin' that old brew. 
 
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