Intro: Am C Am G Verse: Am Evelyn sits by the elevator doors C Am Itʼs been 37 years since James died on St. Patrickʼs day in 1964 G She could not hold it against him Am C There were times there was nothing she could do but lie in bed all day Am G F Beside a picture of them together, a picture of better days Chorus: And just like James, I’ll be drinking Irish tonight G And the memory of his last work week will be gone forever F Am G Evelyn I’m not coming home tonight F Am If weʼre never together, if Iʼm never back again G Well I swear to god that Iʼll love you forever F Am G Evelyn I’m not coming home tonight Am C Am G Verse: Am C In all the years that went by she said sheʼd always love him G F And from the day that he died she never loved again F Am In his wallet she kept in her nightstand G F An AA card and a lock of red hair F Am She kept secrets of pride locked so tight in her heart G F It killed a part of her before the rest was gone. F Am She said, "if I would have known just how things would have ended up G F I just would have let myself die." Chorus: F Am And just like James, I’ll be drinking Irish tonight G And the memory of his last work week will be gone forever F Am G Evelyn I’m not coming home tonight F Am If weʼre never together, if Iʼm never back again G Well I swear to god that Iʼll love you forever F Am G Evelyn I’m not coming home tonight F Am G
