G    C
D    G
G    C
D    G

[Chorus]
G                       C
Love 'em and leave 'em, kiss 'em and grieve 'em
D                  G
That used to be my motto so high
G                 C
'Til my Sophronie left me so lonely
    D                            G
And now there's a teardrop in my eye

[Verse 1]
      G                              C
My So-phronie’s from Kentucky, she’s found another man
D                            G
I can’t even kiss her, can’t even hold her hand
    G                               C
The moon we used to love beneath is still up in the sky
   D                                            G
So now I’m just a hotshot with a teardrop in my eye

[Chorus]
G                       C
Love 'em and leave 'em, kiss 'em and grieve 'em
D                  G
That used to be my motto so high
G                 C
'Til my Sophronie left me so lonely
    D                            G
And now there's a teardrop in my eye

[Instrumental]
G    C
D    G
G    C
D    G

[Verse 3]
  G                                  C
I used to slay the pretty girls from Maine to Alabam
  D                             G
I loved them very much at first then I let them down
  G                            C
I seen so many pretty eyes and filled with bitter tears
D                                          G
Find 'em and forget 'em, but now I have my fears

[Chorus]
G                       C
Love 'em and leave 'em, kiss 'em and grieve 'em
D                  G
That used to be my motto so high
G                 C
'Til my Sophronie left me so lonely
    D                            G
And now there's a teardrop in my eye