G C GI set in with a band down in DallasD7 C GI'd been introduced as a guest C GWhen a little white haired man approached the bandstand C D7 GHe said I wonder if you'd play one last request C GOh please play me a song I can cry toD7 C GSad songs are music to my ears C GPlay me a song I can cry toC D7 GPlay me a song that sounds like tears C GI stood by as the band started playingD7 C GAnd I didn't even try to play along C GFor my eyes had followed him back to the corner A7 D7Where he sat down at a table all alone G C GThen a smile slowly came across his teardropsD7 C GAnd I watched as he slowly bowed his head C GJust before he left this world for one much better C D7 GI remembered the little lonely man had saidRepeat #2C D7 GPlay me a song that sounds like tears