—Ernest Tubb
My sweetheart has gone and I'm so lonesome
She said that she and I were through
So I started out drinkin' for pasttime
Drivin' nails in my coffin over you
Chorus:
I'm just drivin' nails in my coffin
Every time I drink a bottle of booze
I'm just drivin' nails in my coffin
Lordy, drivin' those nails over you
Ever since the day that we parted
I've been so sad and so blue
I'm always thinkin' of you love
And I just can't quit drinkin' that old booze
Now you turned me down, you don't want me
There's nothin' now I can lose
I'm just drivin' those nails in my coffin
And worryin' my darlin over you
Verse and Chorus:
| I | I | I | V |
| I | I | I-V | I |