In ev[D]ery other song that I've heard lately[A] some fellow gets s[D]hot
And his [D]baby and his best friend both die wit[A]h him as likely as [D]not
In h[G]alf of the other songs [Em]some Cat's crying [D] or ready to die
We've [D]lost most of our h[Bm]appy people and I[A]'m wondering w[D]hy.
Refrain:
Let's think about l[A]iving, let's think about lo[D]ving
Let's think about the w[A]hoopin' and the [A7]hoppin'
And the b[A]oppin' and the l[A7]ovie, dovie d[D]ovin';
Let's forget about the wh[D]inin' and the c[D7]ryin'
And the sh[D]ooting and the [D7]dying
And the f[G]ellow with a sw[G/F#]itchblade k[Em]nife --
Let's think about l[A]iving,[A7] let's t[G]hink ab[A7]out l[D]ife.
We lost old Marty Robbins down in old El Paso a little while back,
And now Miss Patti Page, or one of them, is a-wearing black.
And Cathy's Clown has Don and Phil where they feel like a-they could die;
If we keep on a-losin' our singers like that,
I'll be the only one you can buy!
Repeat Refrain:
And his [D]baby and his best friend both die wit[A]h him as likely as [D]not
In h[G]alf of the other songs [Em]some Cat's crying [D] or ready to die
We've [D]lost most of our h[Bm]appy people and I[A]'m wondering w[D]hy.
Refrain:
Let's think about l[A]iving, let's think about lo[D]ving
Let's think about the w[A]hoopin' and the [A7]hoppin'
And the b[A]oppin' and the l[A7]ovie, dovie d[D]ovin';
Let's forget about the wh[D]inin' and the c[D7]ryin'
And the sh[D]ooting and the [D7]dying
And the f[G]ellow with a sw[G/F#]itchblade k[Em]nife --
Let's think about l[A]iving,[A7] let's t[G]hink ab[A7]out l[D]ife.
We lost old Marty Robbins down in old El Paso a little while back,
And now Miss Patti Page, or one of them, is a-wearing black.
And Cathy's Clown has Don and Phil where they feel like a-they could die;
If we keep on a-losin' our singers like that,
I'll be the only one you can buy!
Repeat Refrain:
