Standard (EADGBE)

 Intro

I can see her sittin in the kitchen chair

 In a cotton dress with her long black hair

 But a woman aint pretty if a man aint there

 Like I cant afford to be

Chorus

 Its a shame its a shame

 She wont be the one to blame

 Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world

 Is the heart of a lonely girl

 Intro

Like a red-tail fox to a blue tick hound

 Shes the hottest thing for miles around

 All them other boys in our hometown

 Got tricks hid up their sleeves

Now it aint her that I dont trust

 Shes pretty and pure as diamond dust

 But lonesome is this lonesome girl

 She cant help what she needs

Chorus

 Its a shame its a shame

 She wont be the one to blame

 Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world

 Is the heart of a lonely girl

 The heart of a lonely girl

 The heart of a lonely girl

 Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world

 Is the heart of a lonely girl

Solo

same as chorus)x2

Daddy was a rambler just like me

 I guess the apple dont fall too far from the tree

 When I ask why momma had to go that day

 Well he dont know and she wont say

Chorus

 Its a shame its a shame

 She wont be the one to blame

 Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world

 Is the heart of a lonely girl

 Its a shame its a shame

 She wont be the one to blame

 Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world

 Is the heart of a lonely girl

 Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world

 Is the heart of a lonely girl

 Outro x2