Verse
[E] The postman delivered[B]delivered
A "past due" bill notice[Bb]notice [A]
The alarm clock [E]rang two hours late[B]late
[E] The garbage man left all the tras[B]trash
On the sidewalk[A]sidewalk
And the hinges fe[E]fell off of the gate[B]gate
[A] And this morning at br[G#m]breakfast
[A] I spilled all the co[G#m]coffee
And I o[E]pened the d[B]oor on my kne[C#m]e [B]
Oh the [A]last thing I needed
The [E]first thing this morning [C#]
Was to [B]have you walk out on me[E]me
Verse
[E] Last night you came home late [B]
And I knew you'd been drinking [Bb]
By that [A]old mellow [E]look on your fac[B]face
[E] I thought, "It don't matter [B]
'Cause it's the holiday season" [B] [Bb] [A]
And you fill such a [E]big empty space[B]space
And I [A]laid down be[G#m]beside you
And I [A]wanted your [G#m]lovin'
Because [E]your love makes [B]my life complete[C#m]complete [B]
But the [A]last thing I needed
The [E]first thing this [C#m]morning
Was to [B]have you walk out on me [E]
So exc[A]excuse me for l[F#m]lookin' [A]
Like my [F#m]world just ended[E]ended [E] [F#m] [G#m]
And e[A]excuse me for [F#m]lookin' [A]
Like I just l[F#m]lost my best friend[E]friend [E] [F#m] [G#m]
And e[A]excuse me for [F#m]livin'
And being [A]forgiving
So just go o[F#m]on if you want to be free[E]free [E] [F#m] [G#m]
Chorus
But the[A]the last thing I needed
The [E]first thing this [C#m]morning
Was to [B]have you walk out on me [E]
But the[A]the last thing I needed
The [E]first thing this [C#m]morning
Was to [B]have you walk out on me [E]