C

[Verse]
                                           G
In every other song that I've heard lately
                 C
Some fellow gets shot
                                                   G
And his baby and his best friend both die with him
             C
As likely as not

[Verse]
   F                                        C
In half of the other songs some cats cryin'
C
Well, I wish I could die
                              G
Lost most of our happy people
               F
I'ma wonderin' why

[Chorus]
                  G                         C
Let's think about livin', let's think about lovin'
                      G
Let's think about the hoopin' and the hoppin'
                                     C
And the boppin' and the lovey, lovey dovin'
                       C7
Let's forget about the whinin'
C7
The cryin', the shootin' and the dyin'
    F
The fellow with the switch blade knife
                  G                         C
Let's think about livin', let's think about life

[Verse]
(spoken)
We lost ol' Marty Bobbins
        G              C
Down in El Paso awhile back
                                       G
And now Miss Patty Page or one of them
             C
Is a wearin' black

[Verse]
(spoken)
    F
And Cathy's Clown has Don and Phil
           C
Where they feel like they could die
C
If we keep on a losin' our singers like that
            G                C
I'll be the only one you can buy

[Chorus]
                  G                         C
Let's think about livin', let's think about lovin'
                      G
Let's think about the hoopin' and the hoppin'
                                     C
And the boppin' and the lovey, lovey dovin'
                       C7
Let's forget about the whinin'
C7
The cryin', the shootin' and the dyin'
    F
The fellow with the switch blade knife
                  G                         C
Let's think about livin', let's think about life


[Chorus]
                  G                         C
Let's think about livin', let's think about lovin'
                      G
Let's think about the hoopin' and the hoppin'
                                     C
And the boppin' and the lovey, lovey dovin'
                       C7
Let's forget about the whinin'
C7
The cryin', the shootin' and the dyin'
    F
The fellow with the switch blade knife
                  G                         C
Let's think about livin', let's think about life
                  G                         C
Let's think about livin', let's think about life