Lucille
Hal Bynum & Roger Bowling
Kenny Rogers
Lucille
1977
I used to listen to Kenny Rogers when I was about 5. He was
actually my first concert (I've seen him at least 3 times).
But this is a great song from the days when country didn't
twang. This song actually launched his career, so I hope you
guys use it. BTW, Kenny web site here. Enjoy!
Lyrics
Chords
Capo 1st
INTRO (play twice):
A A/E A A/E
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
B:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
G:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
E:-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|
This is the verse:
a bar in Toledo across from the depot
A
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
B:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
G:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
E:-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|
on a bar stool she took off her ring
E
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|
B:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----5-5-5-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|
G:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|
E:-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
I thought I'd get closer so I walked on over
Bm E
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|
B:-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-----5-5-5-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|
G:-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-2-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
E:-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
I sat down and asked her her name when the
Bm E A
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----2-2-2-2-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
B:-----3-3-3-3-|-----5-5-5-5-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
G:-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-2-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
E:-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|
drinks finally hit her she said I'm no quitter but I
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
B:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
G:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
E:-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|
finally quit living on dreams
D
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
B:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|
G:-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
D:-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
A:-0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|
E:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
I'm hungry for laughter and here ever after
E
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|
B:-----5-5-5-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|
G:-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E:-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
I'm after whatever the other life brings
A
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-------------|-----0-0-0-0-|
B:-----5-5-5-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|-------------|-----2-2-2-2-|
G:-----4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-------------|-----2-2-2-2-|
D:-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
A:-------------|-------------|-----4---2---|-0-----------|
E:-0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|
LYRICS:
Play intro
In a bar in Toledo across from the depot
On a bar stool she took off her ring
I thought I'd get closer so I walked on over
I sat down and asked her her name
When the drinks finally hit her she said "I'm no quitter
But I finally quit living on dreams
I'm hungry for laughter and here ever after
I'm after whatever the other life brings"
In the mirror I saw him and I closely watched him
I thought how he looked out of place
He came to the woman and sat there beside me
He had a strange look on his face
The big hands were callused he looked like a mountain
For a minute I thought I was dead
But he started shakin'; his big heart was breakin'
He turned to the woman and said
Stop on A
From here on out, strum these chords:
CHORUS
D
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
A
Four hungry children and the crop in the field
D
I've had some bad times; lived through some sad times
A
This time your hurtin' won't heal
E A
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
key change
B
After he left us I ordered more whiskey
F#
Thought how she'd made him look small
C#m F#
From the lights of the barroom to a rented hotel room
C#m F# B
We walked without talkin' at all
She was a beauty but when she came to me
E
She must have thought I'd lost my mind
F#
I couldn't hold her cause the words that he told her
B
Kept coming back time after time
CHORUS
E
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
B
Four hungry children and the crop in the field
E
I've had some bad times; lived through some sad times
B
This time your hurtin' won't heal
F# B
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Repeat and fade
CHORDS:
E 0xx454
F# 244322
For the other chords, check out my Key to Chords.
To learn why this chord is named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 8-3-97 by Daniel E. Smith.