G                         C                G              C
Well I've had a splitting headache from my eyebrows to my backbone
G          C           G                   C
Arthritis appendicitis brights disease and gall stones
G               C                 G          C
Bleeding ulcers ingrown toe nails swollen adenoids
    G           C               G              C
The Asian flu a time or two and inflamed vocal chords
     G               C            G       F     E7
I've had a toothache so severe my jawbone split in two
    A7             D7              G
But nothing's ever hurt me half as bad as losing you

                               C             G          C
Well I've had the lit end of a cigar pressed against my belly
G                 C               G                 C
Whipped on with a crowbar till my eyeball turned to jelly
G            C               G             C
Accidentally nailed my index finger to the wall
    G          C                  G           C
Cut off all my toes and soaked my foot in alcohol
     G             C              G     F     E7
I've had my pelvis ruptured by an angry kangaroo
    A7             D7              G
But nothing's ever hurt me half as bad as losing you

          C
Well it's not because you measure fifty twenty forty four
     G
It's surely not because you own a chain of liquor stores
     C
It's not because your daddy is the richest man in town
     D7
It's just that I've grown used to you and having you around

G                                  C          G      C
I've had my parents tell me son we don't love you at all
G                     C            G             C
I've seen my sister's name written on a washroom wall
G                     C            G                  C
My best friend set my barn on fire burned my horse to death
  G               C                G              C
I went out with a girl who told me that I had bad breath
     G             C            G       F        E7
Last week I drew a crowd when I went to the city zoo
    A7             D7              G
But nothing's ever hurt me half as bad as losing you