A
In a barroom in Toledo across from the depot
                               E
On a barstool she took off her ring

I thought I'd get closer so I walked on over
                              A
I sat down and asked her, her name.

[Verse]

A
When the drinks fin'lly hit her she said I'm no quitter
                             D
But I finally quit livin' on dreams
                        A
Hungry for laughter and here ever after
    E                             A
I'm after whatever the other life brings.

[Verse]

A
In the mirror I saw him I closely watched him
                      E
I saw the look in his eyes

He came to the woman who sat there beside me
                      A
And slowly started to cry.

[Verse]

A
His big hands were calloused he looked like a mountain
                             D
For a minute I thought I was dead
                           A
But he started shaking his big heart was breaking
   E                          A
As he turned to the woman and said.

[Chorus]

N.C                                D
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
                                              A
With a four hungry children and a crop in the field
D
I've had some sad times, lived through some bad times
                                 A
But this time your hurtin' won't heal.
             E                       A
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.

[Verse]

A
After he left us I ordered more whiskey
                         E
She said let's go have a ball

From the lights of the barroom to a rented hotel room
                             A
We walked without talkin' at all.

[Verse]

A
Lord, she was a beauty but when she came to me
                                     D
She must've thought that I'd lost my mind
                               A
I couldn't hold her 'cause the words that he told her
     E                     A
Came back to me time after time.

[Chorus]

N.C                                D
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
                                              A
With a four hungry children and a crop in the field
D
I've had some sad times, lived through some bad times
                                 A
But this time your hurtin' won't heal.
             E                       A
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.