Key: C
Introduction: C F C F
C F C
I think I know what killed Keith Whitley
F C
And it wasn't just the whiskey
G
Even with success
Dm7
There was a sad loneliness
C F Am
I think I know what killed Keith Whitley
C F C
I think I know what got Hank Williams
F C
There was an emptiness that filled him
G
Sitting in the back
Dm7
Of that long Cadillac
C F Am
I think I know what got Hank Williams
G F
Sometimes the teardrops can't be measured
Am7 G
Sometimes the blues have no name
Dm7 F
Sometimes the feeling something's missing
Bb G
Grabs your heart and won't go away
C F C
I think I know what took old Johnny
F C
And it wasn't his tired body
G
He went so soon
Dm7
After losing June
C F Am
I think I know what took old Johnny
G F
Sometimes the teardrops can't be measured
Am7 G
Sometimes the blues have no name
Dm7 F
Sometimes the feeling something's missing
Bb G
Finds your heart and won't go away
C F C
I think I know what killed Keith Whitley