By most accounts, George Jones (born George Glenn Jones September 12, 1931 in Saratoga, Texas, died April 26, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee), was the finest vocalist in the recorded history of country music. Initially, he was a hardcore honky tonker in the tradition of Hank Williams, but over the course of his career he developed an affecting, nuanced ballad style. In the course of his career, he never left the top of the country charts, even as he suffered innumerable personal and professional difficulties.
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Second Handed Flowers Recorded by George Jones Written by Tom T. Hall
CFC I was working in Miami for a day or two FCG7 I decided I'd look up a girl that I once knew CFC I bought some flowers and went to see a girl I used to know FCG7C The lady at her door said she had married long ago
FC Times will change and towns will change but there I was alone FCG7 When suddenly I wondered would Susie be at home CFC So with the flowers in my hand I walked toward her gate FCG7C Someone touched me on the arm and said you'll have to wait
FC Then I noticed there were people standing in a line FCG7 Some of them were holding pretty flowers just like mine CFC They explained that Susie had been in an awful crash FCG7C Doctors said that she had just a little while to last
FC When I walked into her room I felt the sense of shame FCG7 But I heard Susie whisper I'm awfully glad you came CFC She had been the girl that I had always gone to see FCG7C When someone that I cared for had been untrue to me
FC I handed her the flowers and she gently kissed my hand FCG7 She said don't be embarrassed for you know I understand CFC I said goodbye and as I bent to kiss her fevered brow FCG7C I heard her whisper thank you for the second handed flowers