DRIVIN' NAILS IN MY COFFIN Recorded by Hank Thompson Words and music by Jerry Irby [C] My sweetheart is gone and I'm so lonely She said that she and I were [G7] thru So I [C] started out drinkin' for pastime Drivin' Nails In My [G7] Coffin over [C] you.
CHORUS I'm just Drivin' Nails In My Coffin Ev'ry time I drink a bottle of [G7] brew I'm just [C] Drivin' Nails In My Coffin Lordy, drivin' those [G7] nails over [C] you. Now ever since the day that she left me I've been so sad and so blue I'm always thinkin' of you, love And I just can't quit drinkin' that old brew. CHORUS