G  C  G  D

[Verse 1]
      G                          F  E
Her close friends have gathered
                       Am   G#   C/G
Lord, ain't it a shame
                   D
Grievin' together
                   G   G7
Sharin' the blame

                      C
But when she was dyin'
                   G  D  Em
Lord, we let her down
                     A
There's no use cryin'
                     D   C   Bm
It can't help her now

[Verse 2]

D                  G   G7
The party's all over
                   C   Em  Am
Drink up and go home
                       D   C  Bm
It's too late to love her
      Dm          G
And leave her alone

[Chorus]
                       D
Just say she was someone
                     Dm  Dm   C
Lord, so far from home
                         A   A7
Whose life was so lonesome
                  D  C  Bm
She died all alone

     D                 G  D  G7
Who dreamed pretty dreams
                   C  E Am
That never came true
                   D   C  Bm
Lord, why was she born
D             G  D  Em
So black and blue

                 D   C   Bm
Oh, why was she born
D              C  Em Am D Em F#m G
So black and blue