G C G Old Silver died last Saturday ev enin' Em D C G Or was it more like 10 years ag o G C G She nailed 2 dozen roses to the top of his coffin Em D C G And buried 'em deep where they never would gr ow Em D C G Lord, she buried 'em deep where they never would gr ow G C G Now the Irish are funny, they'll cry when they have to Em D C G And the lady she moaned such a mournful sound C G Me and the Mexican just finished our bottle Em D C G And re membered the days when Old Silver was a round Em D C G Yeah, re membered the days when Old Silver was a round C F C 'Cause Old Silver took the best of it with him G D C G The lovers and the dealers and the dreamers of dreams C F C Old Silver took the love of a lady G D C G Who never got over Old Silver and me G/F# Em D C G Lord, she never got over Old Silver and me Em D C G G G G C G Old Silver had the magic and he carried the money Em D C G With the grace of a gambler and he lost it with ease G C G He knew his lines better, than a good carny barker Em D C G Worse the best damn boots that you ever have seen Em D C G He had the best snake-skin boots that you ever have seen G C G Now the lady she loved him and she never asked que stions Em D C G Though she laid awake wonderin' on many a night G C G She swore she was leaving most every morning Em D C G But she always would kiss him when he turned out the light Em D C G She was always right there when he turned out the light C F C 'Cause Old Silver took the best of it with him G D C G The lovers and the dealers and the dreamers of dreams C F C Old Silver took the love of a lady G D C G Who never got over Old Silver and me G/F# Em D C G Lord, she never got over Old Silver and me G C G Now there's always a sidekick to every B- western Em D C G Who's always in love with the lady who leaves G C G But she can't stand the memory so I really don't blame her Em D C G For taking the very first Greyhound she'd seen Em D C G God I hate her for takin' the first Greyhound she'd seen C F C 'Cause Old Silver took the best of it with him G D C G The lovers and the dealers and the dreamers of dreams C F C Old Silver took the love of a lady G D C G Who never got over Old Silver and me G/F# Em D C G Lord, she never got over Old Silver and me Em D C G G G G C G Old Silver died last Saturday ev enin' Em D C G Or was it more like 10 years ag o