F C F G7 C
[Verse 1]
C F C
I make a promise a day to my baby
F C
I break the promise a day somehow
F C
She says I'm gonna drive her crazy
D7 G
But I'm too old for changin' now
C F C
I've always had an eye for the ladies
F C
Don't behave the way I should
F C F
But before we met I had some times I can’t forget
G C
And baby it's so hard to be good
[Verse 2]
F C
Now a cute little gal in Waco
F C
Was once mighty kind to me
F C
A little blonde in San Diego
D7 G7
Burns holes in my memory
C F C
My book of love is almost written
F C
I loved every gal I could
F
But when you get my age
C F
You want one last page
G C
And baby it's so hard to be good
C
Ain’t that right Jack
(same as intro)
[Solo]
| F | C F | F | F | G | C | C
[Verse 3]
F C
Now my heart's full of good intentions
F C
I try hard to walk the line
F C
But memory's too sweet to mention
D7 G G7
Keeps sneakin' back into my mind
C F C
Woman you know I love you
F C
I prove it every way I could
F
But when you get my age
C F
You want one last page
G C
And baby it's so hard to be good
[Outro]
F
But when you get my age
C F
you want one last page
G C C
And baby it's so hard to be good
