IntroAmCAmGVerseAm
Evelyn sits by the elevator doors
CAm
It's been 37 years since James died on St. Patrick's day in 1964
G
She could not hold it against him
AmC
There were times there was nothing she could do but lie in bed all day
AmGF
Beside a picture of them together, a picture of better days
Chorus
And just like James, I’ll be drinking Irish tonight
G
And the memory of his last work week will be gone forever
FAmG
Evelyn I’m not coming home tonight
FAm
If we're never together, if I'm never back again
G
Well I swear to god that I'll love you forever
FAmG
Evelyn I’m not coming home tonight
AmCAmGVerseAmC
In all the years that went by she said she'd always love him
GF
And from the day that he died she never loved again
FAm
In his wallet she kept in her nightstand
GF
An A.A. card and a lock of red hair
FAm
She kept secrets of pride locked so tight in her heart
GF
It killed a part of her before the rest was gone.
FAm
She said, "if I would have known just how things would have ended up
GF
I just would have let myself die."
ChorusFAm
And just like James, I’ll be drinking Irish tonight
G
And the memory of his last work week will be gone forever
FAmG
Evelyn I’m not coming home tonight
FAm
If we're never together, if I'm never back again
G
Well I swear to god that I'll love you forever
FAmG
Evelyn I’m not coming home tonight
FAmG
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.