Intro
F
Verse 1
I F met him in a dive down in New Orleans,
I F recognized his handsome face,
It was F none of my business but I had to know,
What he was F doing in this kind of place,
Cause he Bb used to have money used to have honeys,
He Bb used to be society's prince,
But he F still wore a grin when I sat beside him,
And C ask where all that money F went,
Chorus
Bb He said C some was spent on gambling,
a lot was spent on women, a F little on some good Cabernet,
Bb C Three or four divorces, at least as many horses,
that F never left the startin' gates,
Am Diamond rings and furs, swamp land in New Jersey,
That Dm week I spent a C year in L.BbA.
You know, I G hate to admit it,
C NC I threw the rest F away.
Instrumental
F
Verse 2
He said F money don't mean nothing is this game of life,
It's F just a way of keeping score
F Show me a man who's got everything
I'll F show you one who wants even more
Well, so Bb smoke em' when you got em'
cause Bb when you hit bottom, you gotta have a reason to smile,
F You can have a little piece of the rock,
I'll C take a little peace of F mind,
Chorus
Bb He said C some was spent on gambling,
a lot was spent on women, a F little on some good Cabernet,
Bb C Three or four divorces, at least as many horses,
that F never left the startin' gates,
Am Diamond rings and furs, swamp land in New Jersey,
That Dm week I spent a C year in L.BbA.
You know, I G hate to admit it,
C NCI threw the rest F away.
Instrumental
C F C F
Chorus
Am Diamond rings and furs, swamp land in New Jersey,
That Dm week I spent a C year in L.BbA.
You know, I G hate to admit it,
C NC I threw the rest F away.
Outro
I threw the rest F away F