Craig Morgan - The ballad of mr jenkins

^GWith skin as tough as a burlap sack ^G/BHe had his second heart attack ^CLast summer but hes still ^Ggoin

^GTheres a melancholy in his eyes ^G/BFor all of you who care enough ^Cadd9To wonder why, well, let me ^Gtell you

^EmIt all started back in ^Asus1957 ^Cadd9When ole Walt Disney took him by ^Dsurprise ^{Cadd9 G/B}Thats the ^Dday Old ^Cadd9Yeller ^Gdied

^GWell, that twelve year old became a man ^G/BEleven years too soon in Vietnam ^Cadd9 With his best friend ^GTommy

^GThey were tough as nails and southern born ^G/BAnd awfully proud to wear that uniform^Cadd9 Then things got ^Gscary

^EmOn April 4th, Tommy left for ^AsusHeaven ^Cadd9The same year the world was taken by ^Dsurprise^{Cadd9 G/B}Thats the ^Dday Martin ^Cadd9Luther di^Ged

So ^Dbefore you judge him you need to know ^Cadd9Theres more to that old man than what you ^GSee there on that barstool with a ^DBourbon in his hand

^GYou heard about his younger years ^Cadd9But dont leave now theres more to hear ^GThat might explain the pain in that old ^Dman

^GHow quick America forgot ^G/BAbout the only war theyd lost ^Cadd9And life goes on, thats what they ^Gtell ya

^GNo ticker tape no reason why ^G/BMight have never seen the end of that chapter ^Cadd9Of his life, if he hadnt met ^GBetty

^EmThey got married in December 19^Asus80 ^Cadd9No doubt it was the best day of his ^Dlife ^Cadd9Two da^G/Bys before^D John ^Cadd9Lennon ^Gdied

So^D before you judge him you need to know ^Cadd9Theres more to that old man than what you ^GSee there on that barstool with a ^DBourbon in his hand

^DNow weve covered chapter two ^Cadd9I can almost see a change in you ^GTheres still a lot of life in that old^D man

He ^Ghadnt had a drink in at least a year ^G/BTo tell the truth Im shocked hes here ^Cadd9But as long as he wants em,^D Im gonna pour em

Before ^Gyou came in I asked him why He just ^G/Braised his fragile head and wiped his eye^Cadd9s And then he ^Gtold me

^EmIve seen so much in my life Ive never ^Asusquestioned This ^Cadd9time the good Lord took me by ^Dsurprise ^{Cadd9 G/B}Yesterd^Day my ^Cadd9Betty ^Gdied

^GWith skin as tough as a burlap sack ^G/BHe had his second heart attack ^Cadd9Last summer but hes still goin^G