Tom: Em
C Bm Em
When I was a babe I fell down in the holler
C Bm Em
When I was a girl I fell into your arms
C D Em
We fell on hard times and we lost our bright color
C Bm Em
You went to the dogs and I lived by my charms
[Verse 2]
C Bm Em
I danced for my dinner, spread kisses like honey
C Bm Em
You stole and you gambled and I said you should
C D Em
We sang for our suppers, and we drank up our money
C Bm Em
Then one day you left, saying I was no good
[Refrain]
C Em Bm C
Well, all right, I'm bad, but then, you're no prize either
C Em Bm C
All right, I'm bad, but then, that's nothing new
C D Em
You say you won't love me, well I won't love you neither
C D Em
Just let me remind you who I am to you
[Verse 3]
C Bm Em
'Cause I am the one who looks out when you're leaping
C Bm Em
I am the one who knows how you were brave
C D Em
And I am the one who knows what you said sleeping
C Bm Em
I'll take that and more when I go to my grave
[Refrain]
C Em Bm C
It's sooner than later that I'm six feet under
C Em Bm C
It's sooner than later that you'll be alone
C D Em
So who will you turn to tomorrow, I wonder?
C D Em
For when the bell rings, lover, you're on your own
[Outro]
C Bm Em
And I am the one who you let see you weeping
C Bm Em
I know the soul that you struggle to save
C D Em
Too bad I'm the bet that you lost in the reaping
C Bm Em
Now what will you do when I go to my grave?
