Snapshots: Tucker's Pain Song

(D) four score and seven lies a(C)go

you (G) told me that you (D) love me

that i'm your (C) man (G)

so i (D) went and bought a platinum quarter (C) carat

and got the (G) blessing from your (D) daddy

we made our (C) plans (G)

i was (D) waiting at the altar with your

(C) little brother (G) tommy standing (D) by me

as my best (C) man (G)

but your (C) daddy called and said that you'd run
(G) off with carl the local weather(D)man (C) (D) (C)


(D) four score and seven nights a(C)go

i wrote a (G) song about your (D) lovin'

it went gold (C) (G)

the (D) papers said it touched a nerve

it (C) was the biggest (G) record kenny (D) chesney

had ever (C) sold (G)

it's (D) played at every wedding from ken(C)tucky

to miz(G)zou to califor(D)nia

so i'm (C) told (G)

i (C) wish 'em well, i wish 'em luck
i (G) wish i had your body here to (D) hold (C) (D) (C)


(D) four score and seven drinks a(C)go

i was (G) thinking i'd for(D)get you

find someone (C) new (G)

(D) start another chapter in this

(C) misbegotten (G) story of an (D) songman

of talents (C) few (G)

but (D) every time i'd meet a girl she'd

(C) smile and shake her (G) head and say she's (D) sorry

like she (C) knew (G)

the (C) man you'd left behind was nothing
(G) but a hollow shell without a clue (D) (C) (D) (C)


(D) four score and seven prayers a(C)go

i was (G) looking for an (D) answer

it never (C) came (G)

(D) god the father, god the son, and

(C) god the holy (G) ghost weren't inte(D)rested

in casting (C) blame (G)

(D) every time i looked inside the

(C) dark place of my (G) mind i'd feel a (D) newfound

sense of (C) shame (G)

(C) one day i'll get over you but
(G) i'm not gonna ever be the same (D) (C) (D) (C) (D) (C) (D)