Tom: C
C G F C
I came home to an empty house after 2 years tried an' true
C G F C
Made up a rhyme about love and time but had no one to tell it to
C G F C
I lit a smoke and I threw my coat in the chair where she used to sit
Am G C
Ain't that at about as lonesome as it gets
[Verse 2]
C G F C
She used to stand by the kitchen door while the sun was coming up
C G F C
She always tell me if it looked like rain or if the cat crawled on my truck
C G F C
Now every morning is a quiet mess for these things I can't forget
Am G C
Ain't that at about as lonesome as it gets
[Bridge]
F C G C
And no more fire to raise the crane no more track to hold the train
F C G
Everything that I thought was love is looking like regret
[Verse 3]
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I used to have some sense of self but I don't know where it went
C G F C
Feel like a clown neath a paper crown juggling in an empty tent
C G F C
I wore my feet up a many street and still ain't found it yet
Am G C
Ain't that about as lonesome as it gets
[Instrumental]
C G F C
Am G C
[Bridge]
F C G C
And no more fire to raise the crane no more track to hold the train
F C G
I been stranded in the rain so long I don't know what's wet
[Verse 4]
C G F C
And I got drunk on Christmas night and had an epiphany
C G F C
Let's end the day in a holy way and set fire to the Christmas tree
C G F C
While the bulbs were burning down the angel was taking fits
Am G C
Ain't that about as lonesome as it gets
[Outro]
Am G C
Ain't that about as lonesome as it gets
