recorded by Gene Watson, Keith Whitley
Written by Sanger D. Shafer & Lefty Frizzell
| Intro | C | G7 | C |
| C | F |
| I can't stand to see a good man go to | waste |
| C | G7 | |
| One who | never combs his hair or shaves his | face |
| C | F | |
| A | man that leans on wine over love that's told a | lie |
| C | G7 | C | |
| Oh it | tears me up | to see a grown man | cry |
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| F | |
| I can't stand to be where heartaches hang | around |
| C | G7 | |
| It's so | easy for the blues to get me | down |
| C | F | |
| To | see a grown man crawl is more than I can | stand |
| C | G7 | C | |
| I can't | look into these | eyes of half a | man |
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| G7 | C | |
| Tag: And it tears me up | to see a grown man | cry |