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