DG
You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you
A7D
You asked me not to call you on the phone
G
But there's something I'm wanting to tell you
A7D
So I wrote it in the words of this song.
Chorus:
G
I didn't know God made honky-tonk angels
A7D
I might have known you'd never make a wife
G
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
A7D
And went back to The Wild Side of Life.
DG
The glamour of the gay nightlife has lured you
A7D
To the places where the wine and liquor flows
G
Where you wait to be anybody's baby
A7D
And forget the truest love you'll ever know.
Chorus:
DG
It hurt me to know that you don't love me
A7D
Though I know our love's forever gone
G
And it killed my soul and pride dear inside me
A7D
When I saw you in that stranger's arms so long.
DG
I'll just live my life alone with memories of you
A7D
And dream of kisses you traded for my tears
G
And no one will ever know how much I loved you
A7D
And I pray that you'll be happy through the years.
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.