Chords for HANK THOMPSON - The Mark of a Heel (1971)

_ Every man must leave his footprint on [F] the shifting sands of [Fm] time.
_ [C] But I'll just leave [G] the mark _ of [C] a hill. _ _ _
_ She was mine for ten long [E] years.
[F] That's about ten thousand beers.
_ _ [C] Not counting _ all the nights she [G] was alone.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] Now divide the times she cried
[D] by [F] the times that I have lied.
_ [C] And you'll wonder how [G] she stood it for [C] so long. _ _ _
_ Funny thing now that she's gone
_ [F] I'm home every night alone.
_ _ [C] The bright lights have lost all [G] their appeal. _ _ _
_ [A] Yes [C] I thought she'd always be
here at [F] home to comfort me.
I [C] never thought a [G] broken heart could be [C] so real. _ _ _
_ Every man must leave his footprint
on [F] the shifting sands [Fm] of time.
_ [C] But I'll just [G] leave the mark of [C] a hill. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When the book of time is read
and [F] all the words have all been said
_ [C] more than likely _ there'll be a special _ [G] word for me. _
_ [A] _ [C] For the fool that I have been
and [F] the sins that I have sinned
[C] is plain enough [G]
for anyone _ [C] to see. _ _
_ [Am] _ Every man must leave his footprint
_ [F] on the shifting sands of [Fm] time.
_ [F#] [C] But I'll [G] just leave the mark _ of a [D] hill.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _