Dear Miss Loretta

D D G Dear Miss Loretta I ain't ever met ya A D But I'm lonely tonight and I just betcha D G Might have some wisdom to pull Of that shelf A D Your songs were all fun, 'til I lived them myself D G I ain't a coal miner's daughter but my grandmother was A D Must be whiskey in the water Must be bourbon in the blood D G I'm a long way from Kentucky but the hurtin's the same A D Now I know why you sang that way D G What ended up tough started out broken A D What ended up lost started out hopin' D G A lifetime of pain was three minutes long A D And you weren't ashamed when the world sang along D G I ain't a coal miner's daughter but my grandmother was A D Must be whiskey in the water Must be bourbon in the blood D G I'm a long way from Kentucky but the hurtin's the same A D Now I know why you sang that way Em A Dear Miss Loretta we both grew up too fast Em A I wish you could tell me How you made it last D G I ain't a coal Miner's daughter But I've sung it all my life A D I ain't been a widow But I've been an ex-wife D G I hear your truth and I feel your pain A D Now I know why you sang that way Yeah I know why you sang that way