FFFF F Bb F We were all drinking at Marge's one night C F When an old cowboy came through the door F Bb F He took a few shaky steps, then he started to moan C F And he keeled over right on the floor Bb F Doc came on over, took his stethoscope out C F He listened and he looked in his eyes F Bb F He said, "boys, stick around I just might need your help C F I'm afraid this will be a long night" Bb F Cause, there's a five gallon tear, a five gallon tear C F Lodged in this poor old boy's heart Bb F Bb By the look in his eyes he ain't cried in years F C F And he's retaining a five gallon tear F# B F# Doc wrote a prescription to induce him to cry C# F# It was whiskey and sad country songs F# We propped him up in a booth B F# Poured a drink down his throat C# F# Then we turned that old Wurlitzer on F# Well he spluttered and he coughed B F# And he hung down his head C# F# As those lonely songs worked on his heart B F# When the memories started coming six minutes apart C# F# We laid him face up on the bar B F# Until a five gallon tear, a five gallon tear C# F# Slowly welled up in his eyes B F# B We all yelled "push" and we all gave a cheer F# C# F# When he cried that five gallon tear F# D#m C# B F# That jar by the door, don't hold pig feet no more D#m C# B The contents are sparkling clear D#m C# B F# That liquid within is not moonshine or gin B C# It's a reminder to everyone here B F# It's a five gallon tear, a five gallon tear C# F# Let this be a lesson to you B F# B Keep your sorrow inside for too many years F# C# FB And you'll cry that five gallon tear F# C#BC# Buddy you'll cry F# C# F# Buddy, you'll cry a five gallon tear......... B F# Yeah five gallon tear, five gallon tear F# C# F# Let this be a lesson to you B F# B Keep your sorrow inside for too many years F# C# F# And you'll cry that five gallon tear B F# I said a five gallon tear, a five gallon tear F# C# F# Let this be a lesson to you B F# B Keep your sorrow inside for too many years F# C# F# And you'll cry that five gallon tear B F# Yeah five gallon tear, a five gallon tear F# C# F# Let this be a lesson to you B F# B Keep your sorrow inside for too many years F# C# F# And you'll cry that five gallon tear