G G7
Now Lefty came from Texas at least that what they say
C
He cut a record down in Dallas it really got him on his way
D7
You could hear him on every jukebox
G
In every town and state every DJ played Always Late
G7
Now Lefty wasn't no saint he didn't claim to be
C
He could sing a country song send cold chills through me
D7
Like the son of a Saginaw fisherman
G
He sang in Saginaw Michigan
C
If you got the money honey I've got the time
G
When he sang that song well he nearly blew my mind
D7 G C
I'd walk for miles cry or smile for my mama and daddy
G D7 G
And it tears me up to see a grown man cry
G7
Lefty left us lonely he left before his time
C
But I can see 'im singin' now to an angel at that Opry in the sky
D7
I'm just an old old man a-lookin' for fun
G
Why oh why do you do me this way
C
If you got the money honey I've got the time
G
When he sang that song well he nearly blew my mind
D7 G C
I'd walk for miles cry or smile for my mama and daddy
G D7 G
Oh why oh why oh why do you do me this way
D7 G
Yeah Oh why oh why oh why do you do me this way
D7 G
Always Late