Intro : Am  D  G  G(stop) 
 
 Am                                     G 
     A jukebox introduced us  when the sixties were still young 
 Am                                       G                  -G-D/F#- 
     "If You Got The Money Honey" got my nickels one by one 
-Em                           D                              -Am-G/B- 
     I tried to imitate that song 
-C             D                  G 
     It's not right, but Lefty's gone 
 
Chorus : 
          G-D/F#-Em - D -        C - G/B - Am - G - 
     Now "Always Late" breaks my heart 
        D                                  G                 -G-D/F#- 
     And every song he sang, I played the part 
-Em                                  D                       -Am-G/B- 
     I heard he was sad and lived alone 
-C             D                  G 
     It's not right, but Lefty's gone 
 
Inst : same as intro 
 Am                                               G 
     He played the fair in Dallas one year in the cold October rain 
 Am                                 G                         -G-D/F#- 
     Most folks stayed home and warm but he sang just the same 
-Em                                 D                         -Am-G/B- 
     I caught a chill before I got home 
-C             D                  G 
     It's not right, but Lefty's gone 
 
(Repeat Chorus)  -G-D/F#- 
-Em                                         D                -Am-G/B- 
     It don't seem like he was around that long 
-C             D                  G 
     It's not right, but Lefty's gone