C 
As I walked through the door and my eyes fit the darkness 

F 
I saw him alone at the bar 

  G7 
I went over to him said you may not know me 

                           C 
But I sure do know who you are 

  
  
But don't worry my anger was spent long ago 

F 
And only the memory remains 

    G7 
But lord how I suffered sometimes I still wonder 

                      C 
And maybe now you can explain 

  
  
Tell me how could I love her so much 

                                             G7 
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you 

  
How did you know how to hold her and please her 

                         C 
How did you know what to do 

  
  
After all of the time I spent learning to love her 

                          F 
And be what she needed me to 

        G7 
Tell me how could I love her so much 

                                             C 
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you 

  
  
He said friend let me buy you a drink and I'll tell you 

  F 
A story that's sad but it's true 

    G7 
How I loved her and held her till some drifter stole her 

                              C 
From me like I stole her from you 

  
  
I guess no one can own her hearts like a soldier  

   F 
Of fortune her love like the wind 

G7 
Still all I can think of is finding her new love 

                            C 
And asking this question of him 


  
Tell me how could I love her so much 

                                             G7 
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you 

  
How did you know how to hold her and please her 

                         C 
How did you know what to do 

  
  
After all of the time I spent learning to love her 

                          F 
And be what she needed me to 

        G7 
Tell me how could I love her so much 

                                             C 
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you