G              Cadd9     G
Well Robbie's got a brand new girlfriend.
      G     D          G
She's got a scr i pt for pills.
      G        Cadd9            G
These here man they're the good ones.
G                  Cadd9  G
Counting those ten dollar bills.

     G          Cadd9      G
What Mama don't know won't hurt her.
G                D      G
That's what he'd always say.
     G             Cadd9   G
He's going down to Bossier City.
      G         D       G
Gonna drink his cares away.

G Cadd9 G
G D G
G Cadd9 G
G D G

     G     Cadd9    G
He's got a thousand dollars.
       G             D         G
That's more than the saw mills paying.
      G    Cadd9  G
Lucy she's at her mamas.
G                 Cadd9  G
But he'll lose it all today

     G     Cadd9    G
He's got a thousand dollars.
       G         D   G
That's just some gasoline.
              G   Cadd9       G
You know that boy well he can gamble.
G              Cadd9 G
Like you ain't never seen.

     G          Cadd9      G
What Mama don't know won't hurt her.
G                D      G
That's what he'd always say.
     G             Cadd9   G
He's going down to Bossier City.
       G        D       G
Gonna drink his cares away.


G Cadd9 G
G D G
G Cadd9 G
G D G

     G            Cadd9   G
He's pulling down on that lever.
     G        D       G
Like he's got cash to burn.
G          Cadd9    G
Barely too proud to beg.
             G        D     G
I guess that boy will never learn.

     G            Cadd9   G
He's driving back home on sunday.
G          D         G
Praying he don't get killed.
     G               Cadd9 G
You know that Lucy's kinda crazy.
     G         D       G
When she ain't got her pills.

     G          Cadd9      G
What Mama don't know won't hurt her.
G                D      G
That's what he'd always say.
     G             Cadd9   G
He's going down to Bossier City.
       G        D       G
Gonna drink his cares away.

G Cadd9 G
G D G
G Cadd9 G
G D G

(3x)
     G          Cadd9      G
What Mama don't know won't hurt her.
G                D      G
That's what he'd always say.
     G             Cadd9   G
He's going down to Bossier City.
       G        D       G
Gonna drink his cares away.