C
Jimmy was a regular at the local drinking bar
F
G7
He worked like everybody else and ways were mean and hard
C
F
I met him as a little boy and I liked him as I grew
G7
C
Jimmy’s life was tough and seemed like everybody knew
F
That Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
G7
C
He loved to hear a good hillbilly band
F
The scar across his face was Jimmy’s brand
G7
C
Cause Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
F
G7
He said I’m never coming back to this old town again
C
F
Said no one understands me folks don’t even want me home
G7
C
He took a drink of wine and said its hell to be alone
F
That Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
G7
C
He loved to hear a good hillbilly band
F
The scar across his face was Jimmy’s brand
G7
C
Cause Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
F
G7
By the crowd of cars around his house
C
F
I arrived in time to find him in a pine box on the floor
G7
C
His momma’s eyes were filled with tears as I stepped in the door
F
That Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
G7
C
He loved to hear a good hillbilly band
F
The scar across his face was Jimmy’s brand
G7
C
Cause Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
F
G7
C
