| G | D | C | C/B | C/A | G |
| Verse: |
| G | D | G | G7 | |
| They were | playing that | old country | waltz |
| C | Em | Am | Am | |
| In this | empty bar | echoing off the | wall, |
| C | Em | D | C12 | |
| When I | first got the | bad news that | you set me | free, |
| G | D | C | C/B | C/A | G | |
| The | band played the | old country | wa | ltz | to | me. |
| Verse: |
| G (rest) D (rest) G G7 |
| Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried, |
| The day that the two of us died, |
| Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride, |
| While the band plays the old country waltz. |
| Instrumental (as intro): |
| Bridge: |
| C | C | |
| Out the | window the | moon shines |
| G | G7 | |
| On the | roofs of the | cars, |
| C | C | G | D | |
| While I | knock down | tequila and | sa- | lt, |
| G | D | C | C/B | C/A | G | |
| And the | band plays the | old country | wa | ltz. |
| Verse: |
| G (rest) D (rest) G G7 |
| And we're playing it, that old country waltz, |
| In this empty bar echoing off the wall, |
| Ain't got no excuses, we just want to play |
| That good old country waltz, |
| I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play |
| That good old country waltz, |
| G | D | Em | C | G | |
| That | good old | country | waltz | . |
| END |
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