[Verse 1]
D G D
I'm sad and I'm lonely, my heart it will break
G D A7 D
My sweetheart loves another, Lord, I wish I was dead!
D G D
My cheeks once were red as the bloom on the rose
G D A7 D
But now they're as white as the lily that grows
[Verse 2]
D G D
Young ladies, take a warning, take a warning from me
G D A7 D
Don't waste your affections on a young man so free
D G D
He'll hug you, he'll kiss you, he'll tell you more lies
G D A7 D
Than the cross-ties on the railroad or the stars in the sky
[Outro]
D G D
I'm troubled, I'm troubled, I'm troubled in mind
G D A7 D
If trouble don't kill me, I'll live a long time