Verse 1AF#m
Nickles and dimes, memories and wine
DE
She's on his mind once again
AF#m
The same ole' stew, the same ole' fool
DE
Played by the rules but didn't win
BmE
There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose
BmE
He tried forgettin' but he knows that it's no use
Chorus:
AED
He's got a fool hearted memory
BmE
It won't let him see, that she walked out the door
AEDBm
He's got a fool hearted memory, he sits patiently
EA
Here every night so it can fool him more
Verse 2AF#m
She was his girl, his only world
DE
That string of pearls that slipped away
AF#mA thousand dimes, a thousand times
DE
He doesn't mind what they say
BmE
He fills the jukebox, then plays the same ole' song
BmE
He fills his glass and then he turns her memory on
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