A   A#dim7  E   C#7   F#7   B7   E

[Verse]
E
Hey, once I was the honky-tonkin' talk of the town
         A                            E
Ridin' high in my bad Chevrolet
E                                                       C#7
I had seven pretty women, Lord, hangin' on me
   F#7                           B7
A different one for every day
     E
But look at me now, all my women's left town
         A                                       E
And a buck is gettin' hard to come by
       A              A#dim7
Well I must confess
     E              C#7
My life's a big mess
         F#7            B7               E
I'm so low, I could lay down and die

[Chorus]
E
Well, you never know just how good you've got it 'till you
A                      E
....ain't got it no more
E                                               C#7
You never know just how high you're flyin' 'till you
F#7                          B7
Fall face down on the floor
E
All I can do is just moan the blues
       A                                   G#7
And dream about what I had before
             A             A#dim7
Hey, you never know just how
E                 C#7
Good you've got it 'till you
F#7  B7          E
Ain't got it no more

[Instrumental]
E   A   E   C#7  F#7  B7   E   A   E   A   A#dim7
E   C#7  F#7  B7  E

[Verse]
E
Hey, lately I've become one pool-sharking fool
              A                                   E
Make my livin' on them buddies of mine
E                                                                 C#7
I was cookin' last night when the chips were all down
             F#7                              B7
So I layed everything I had on the line
         E
Well i knew I'd regret that hundred dollar bet
            A                                 E
But you never learn until it's too late
      A                A#dim7
We flipped and I lost
       E                C#7
Then I payed the cost
               F#7       B7             E
When the eight fell in on the break

[Chorus]
            A             A#dim7
No, you never know just how
E                C#7
Good you've got it 'till you
F#7     B7          E          E
...Ain't got it no more