VERSE 1 
 
D 
SHE'S THERE AT THE BAR EVERY EVENING 
                                A 
FACE POWDERED AND CHEEKS PAINTED RED 
D 
HER BEUATY HAS FADED TO EARLY 
                    A                D 
BROUGHT ON BY THE FAST LIFE SHE'S LIVED  

chorus:
G                                                                D 
SHE'S MORE TO BE PITIED THAN SCOLDED 
                                                       A 
SHE NEEDS TO BE LOVED NOT DESPISED
D
TOO MUCH BEER AND WINE, TO MANY GOOD TIMES
                                                                 A                                  D 
THE LURE OF THE HONKY TONK WRECKED HER YOUNG LIFE
 
 
VERSE 2 
 
D 
SHE ONCE WAS THE BELL OF THE BALLROOM 
                              A 
SHE'D MAKE SOME MAD A SWEET WIFE 
D 
BUT TOO MANY PARTIES, THE WRONG SIDE OF TOWN 
             A           D 
RUINED HER HAPPY YOUNG LIFE 
 
REPEAT CHORUS