| G | |
| She said her mind was made up |
| Em7 | |
| As she put on her make-up |
| C | D | |
| Said there was nothing here for | her |
| G | |
| She just packed up her suitcase |
| Em7 | |
| And she walked right out that fromt gate |
| C | Dsus/D | |
| With her taxi waiting at the | curb |
| Am7 | |
| Too many empty nights alone |
| D | |
| Too l | ate I realize |
| Am7 | |
| It's a | cryin shame it took her tears |
| C | D | |
| To | open up my | eyes |
| G | Em7 | |
| I should have | seen Abel - | ine |
| C | Dsus | D | |
| On her m | ind |
| G | Em7 | |
| Her leaving | me and Tennes - | see |
| C | Dsus | D | |
| Far beh | ind |
| Am | G | |
| Should have | seen her growing lonely |
| F | |
| All a | lone there waiting on me |
| Am | |
| All the w | arning signs were there |
| Dsus/D | |
| But I was bl | ind |
| Am7 | Dsus | - | D | |
| I should have | seen Abel - | ine |
| G | |
| On her m | ind |
| G | - | Em7 | - | C | - | Dsus | - | D | G | |
| Last night the band played Dallas |
| Em7 | |
| I sang the song I wrote about us |
| C | D | |
| And | you could feel the sadness in the a | ir |
| G | |
| After the show was over |
| Em7 | |
| I felt a hand lay on my shoulder |
| C | D | |
| Turned around and found her standing t | here |
| Am7 | |
| She said | after all these years |
| D | |
| It's nice to | know your dreams came true |
| Am7 | |
| And the | wedding band there on her hand |
| C | D | |
| Told | me that hers had | too |
| G | Em7 | |
| I should have | seen Abel - | ine |
| C | Dsus | D | |
| On her m | ind |
| G | Em7 | |
| Her leaving | me and Tennes - | see |
| C | Dsus | D | |
| Far beh | ind |
| Am | G | |
| Should have | seen her growing lonely |
| F | |
| All a | lone there waiting on me |
| Am | |
| All the w | arning signs were there |
| Dsus/D | |
| But I was bl | ind |
| Am7 | Dsus | - | D | |
| I should have | seen Abel - | ine |
| G | |
| On her m | ind |
| C | D | |
| I should have s | een Abe - l | ine, |
| G | - | Em7 | |
| On her mi | nd |
| C | - | Dsus/D | |
| Abel - | ine | , |
| G | - | Em7 | - | C | - | Dsus | - | D | |
| On her mi | nd | .. | . |