Life's Like Poetry
Written by Merle Haggard
Recorded by Dolly Parton
Album: All I Can Do (1976)

(Capo on 1)

Intro.:  |(G) |(G) |(G) |(G) |(C) |(D) |(G) |(G)

(Chorus)
Life's like (G)poetry (C) and in my (G)poem bay
Until (C)now there's always (D)been a missing (G)line

You know (G)life's too short to (C)hide a good thing (G) you feel
And (C)I find the morning after is the best time to determine if it's (D)real
Baby, (C)finding you gave my whole world reason to (D)rhyme

(Chorus)
'Cause (G)life's like poetry (C) and in my (G)poem bay
Until (C)now there's always (D)been a missing (G)line

Solo:  (G) x 4 bars

(G)Life's too short to (C)think about right (G) or wrong
And the (C)only thing I wonder 'bout is where you been so (D) long
'Cause baby, (C)finding you gave my whole world reason and (D)rhyme

(Chorus)
And life's like (G)poetry (C) and in my (G)poem bay 
Until (C)now there's always (D)been a missing (G)line

(Tag)
La li li (G)la la la, (C) oh oh (G)oh oh oh
Until (C)now, there's always (D)been a missing (G)line -----