[Intro]
C C/G x4
[Verse]
C Am
Odes loved the bottle before he found Roselee,
F C G
and she found a better man in him, they raised a family.
C Am
When I met him he was a preacher, in a Southern Baptist church,
F G C C/B
and I never heard him raise his voice, I never heard him curse.
[Chorus]
Am F C G
He just loved her in the morning 'til the sun went down at night,
Am F C G
Roselee and Odes never left each other's side.
Am F C G
And as far as I can tell that's love, that's exactly what I want,
Am F C G C C/B
will you love me when I'm sober, will you love me when I'm not.
Am F C G x4
[Verse]
C Am
Now Roselee is 93 and Odes dead and gone,
F C G
but she never will re-marry, she's content to be alone.
C Am
With the memory of the man she loved with all her heart,
F G C C/B
she still talks to his old clothes, and washes his old car.
[Chorus]
Am F C G
And they'd sit out on the front porch and at night they'd count the stars,
Am F C G
she feels him in the cool night when she hears him in her heart.
Am F C G
And as far as I can tell that's love that's exactly what I want,
Am F C G C C/B
will you love me when I'm living, will you love me when I'm not.
Am F C G x4
[Chorus]
Am F C G
He just loved her in the morning 'til the sun went down at night,
Am F C G
Roselee and Odes never left each other's side.
Am F C G
And as far as I can tell that's love that's exactly what I want,
Am F C G C
will you love me when I'm living, will you love me when I'm not.
C C/G x2