CAPO: 1st Fret
I re[G]member when George used to [Cadd9]come to our house
For a [Dsus4]meeting of [D]one of his [G]clubs
He would often drive down, 'cause we [Cadd9]lived close to town
Where the [Dsus4]pulse of the [D]big business [G]was
He belonged to the Yacht Club, the [Cadd9]Truckers, the Shriners
Though [Dsus4]he had no [D]boat and no [G]rig
Still, he'd eat roast beef dinners and [Cadd9]hobnob with winners
And [Dsus4]wait 'til he [D]hit something [G]big
But be[C]fore he could get that big [G]fish on the [D]line
They let [C]everyone [G]in and [Am]ruined the [D]Shrine
And he was [G]easily riled and [C]likely to shout
[D]Frequently wrong, but never in [G]doubt[C][G]
His friends called him Skippy, but [Cadd9]he had no family
'Til [Dsus4]my mother's [D]folks took him [G]in
Just a short blond and wavy, [Cadd9]boy from the navy
And [Dsus4]he never [D]left home a[G]gain
How [C]he married Agnes, oh, [G]I'll never [D]know
She was [C]gracious and [G]gentle and [Am]she loved him [D]so
And he was [G]grand in her eyes when [C]they would go out
And [D]frequently wrong, but never in [G]doubt[C][G]
BRIDGE:
Oh, [Am]I guess he [G]had a big [C]time
[D]Sharing the [Am]secret [D]symbol[C]
With [Am]masters e[G]lect of the [C]night
[D]Down at the [Am]Boumi [D]Tem[G]ple[C][D][G]
Well, I guess he was crazy, I [Cadd9]think he was lonely
My [Dsus4]mother was [D]his best [G]friend
He hollered and cried the [Cadd9]day that she died
And [Dsus4]I rarely [D]saw him a[G]gain
And I [C]guess I've forgotten since [G]I was a [D]kid
I don't [C]know why we [G]loved him, I [Am]just know we [D]did
And he was [G]easily riled, [C]likely to shout
[D]Frequently wrong, but never in [G]doubt [C] [G]
I re[G]member when George used to [Cadd9]come to our house
For a [Dsus4]meeting of [D]one of his [G]clubs
He would often drive down, 'cause we [Cadd9]lived close to town
Where the [Dsus4]pulse of the [D]big business [G]was
He belonged to the Yacht Club, the [Cadd9]Truckers, the Shriners
Though [Dsus4]he had no [D]boat and no [G]rig
Still, he'd eat roast beef dinners and [Cadd9]hobnob with winners
And [Dsus4]wait 'til he [D]hit something [G]big
But be[C]fore he could get that big [G]fish on the [D]line
They let [C]everyone [G]in and [Am]ruined the [D]Shrine
And he was [G]easily riled and [C]likely to shout
[D]Frequently wrong, but never in [G]doubt[C][G]
His friends called him Skippy, but [Cadd9]he had no family
'Til [Dsus4]my mother's [D]folks took him [G]in
Just a short blond and wavy, [Cadd9]boy from the navy
And [Dsus4]he never [D]left home a[G]gain
How [C]he married Agnes, oh, [G]I'll never [D]know
She was [C]gracious and [G]gentle and [Am]she loved him [D]so
And he was [G]grand in her eyes when [C]they would go out
And [D]frequently wrong, but never in [G]doubt[C][G]
BRIDGE:
Oh, [Am]I guess he [G]had a big [C]time
[D]Sharing the [Am]secret [D]symbol[C]
With [Am]masters e[G]lect of the [C]night
[D]Down at the [Am]Boumi [D]Tem[G]ple[C][D][G]
Well, I guess he was crazy, I [Cadd9]think he was lonely
My [Dsus4]mother was [D]his best [G]friend
He hollered and cried the [Cadd9]day that she died
And [Dsus4]I rarely [D]saw him a[G]gain
And I [C]guess I've forgotten since [G]I was a [D]kid
I don't [C]know why we [G]loved him, I [Am]just know we [D]did
And he was [G]easily riled, [C]likely to shout
[D]Frequently wrong, but never in [G]doubt [C] [G]
