Standard tuning
Open, no capo
G: 320033
Cadd9: X32033
D: XX0232
Am: X02210
C: X32010
G Cadd9 D G Cadd9 D
D G Cadd9 D
Sweet Lorraine, a fiery haired, brown-eyed schemer
G Cadd9 D
Who came from a long line of drinkers and dreamers
G Cadd9 D
Who knew that sunshine don't hold up to dark
G Cadd9 D
Whose business fail who sleep in the park
G Cadd9 D
Lorraine, who spoke of paintings in Paris
G Cadd9 D
And outlandish things to her family just to scare us
G Cadd9 D
Whose heart went poking where it shouldn't ought
Cadd9 G D
Whose mother could only spit at the thought
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D
Lorraine, sweet Lorraine
Her father would tear out like a page of the Bible
Then he'd burn down the house to announce his arrival
Her mother was working and never was home
Lorraine carved out a little life of her own
Lorraine started working, Lorraine went to school
Her mother threw stones at her on the day that she moved
Well, now isn't that a very strange thing to do
For someone who never really wanted you
Lorraine, sweet Lorraine
Am C
Her daddy called her a slut and a whore
G D
On the night before her wedding day
Am C
The very next morning at the church
D Cadd9
Her daddy gave Lorraine away, Lorraine away, Lorraine
G Cadd9 D
Sweet Lorraine
In the battle of time in the battle of will
Oh, it's only your hope and your heart that gets killed
And it gets harder and harder Lorraine to believe in magic
Honey, when what came before you is so very tragic
Lorraine, sweet Lorraine
(end on D)