Chords for Drinkin' Man
Tempo:
85.15 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
G#
G#m
A#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] I woke up this morning and [C#] I swore to God I'd never, [F#] ever take another drink [C#] again.
[F#] I fought it like the devil, but [C#] you know that you're in trouble [F#] when you're 14 and drunk
by 10 [C#] a.m.
I [F#] tried to hide it from my mom and dad.
All my friends said, straighten up.
[C#] I just laughed, said, you don't [F#] understand.
[C#] That's a hell of a lot of [G#] a [F#] drinking man.
[C#]
[G#m] [C#] At [G#] [C#]
16 I was on my own and flying high and staying stoned.
[G#m] I knew [C#] everything there was to know.
I did things that I can't talk about.
I wore my mom and daddy out.
[G#] The late nights they spent praying for [C#] my soul.
[F#] Stayed sober once for nine days [C#] in a row.
I quit [F#] cold turkey.
[C#] Damn near almost made [F#] it to ten.
[C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] of a [F#] drinking man.
[C#] [A#m]
[G#] I look [F#] into the mirror, [C#] bottle in my [G#] hand.
[F#] [G#]
I'd like to [F#] pour it out.
[C#] I just don't think I [G#] can.
[C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] of a [C#] drinking [F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
man.
I don't care where it was or how we met and fell in love
[F#] or why she'd even fall for a [C#] guy like me.
I tried to pull myself together, hoping we could last forever.
For a while I started to believe.
[F#] Her [C#] daddy said [F#] she's all I got.
Son, don't ever break her heart.
[C#] Promise me before you take [F#] her.
But [C#] that's just too much [G#] to ask [F#] of a drinking man.
[C#] [A#m]
[G#] I look [F#] into the mirror, [C#] bottle in my [G#] hand.
[F#] [G#]
I'd like to [F#] pour it out.
[C#] I just don't think I [G#] can.
[C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] to ask [F#] of a drinking man.
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] I woke up this [C#] morning and I swore to God I'd never, [F#] ever take another [C#] drink again.
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[F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] I woke up this morning and [C#] I swore to God I'd never, [F#] ever take another drink [C#] again.
[F#] I fought it like the devil, but [C#] you know that you're in trouble [F#] when you're 14 and drunk
by 10 [C#] a.m.
I [F#] tried to hide it from my mom and dad.
All my friends said, straighten up.
[C#] I just laughed, said, you don't [F#] understand.
[C#] That's a hell of a lot of [G#] a [F#] drinking man.
[C#]
[G#m] [C#] At [G#] [C#]
16 I was on my own and flying high and staying stoned.
[G#m] I knew [C#] everything there was to know.
I did things that I can't talk about.
I wore my mom and daddy out.
[G#] The late nights they spent praying for [C#] my soul.
[F#] Stayed sober once for nine days [C#] in a row.
I quit [F#] cold turkey.
[C#] Damn near almost made [F#] it to ten.
[C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] of a [F#] drinking man.
[C#] [A#m]
[G#] I look [F#] into the mirror, [C#] bottle in my [G#] hand.
[F#] [G#]
I'd like to [F#] pour it out.
[C#] I just don't think I [G#] can.
[C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] of a [C#] drinking [F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
man.
I don't care where it was or how we met and fell in love
[F#] or why she'd even fall for a [C#] guy like me.
I tried to pull myself together, hoping we could last forever.
For a while I started to believe.
[F#] Her [C#] daddy said [F#] she's all I got.
Son, don't ever break her heart.
[C#] Promise me before you take [F#] her.
But [C#] that's just too much [G#] to ask [F#] of a drinking man.
[C#] [A#m]
[G#] I look [F#] into the mirror, [C#] bottle in my [G#] hand.
[F#] [G#]
I'd like to [F#] pour it out.
[C#] I just don't think I [G#] can.
[C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] to ask [F#] of a drinking man.
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] I woke up this [C#] morning and I swore to God I'd never, [F#] ever take another [C#] drink again.
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Key:
C#
F#
G#
G#m
A#m
C#
F#
G#
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] I woke up this morning and [C#] I swore to God I'd never, [F#] ever take another drink [C#] again. _ _
[F#] I fought it like the devil, but [C#] you know that you're in trouble [F#] when you're 14 and drunk
by 10 [C#] a.m.
_ I [F#] tried to hide it from my mom and dad.
All my friends said, straighten up.
[C#] I just laughed, said, you don't [F#] understand. _
_ [C#] That's a hell of a lot of [G#] _ a [F#] drinking man.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ [C#] At [G#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ 16 I was on my own and flying high and staying stoned.
[G#m] I knew [C#] everything there was to know.
_ I did things that I can't talk about.
I wore my mom and daddy out.
[G#] The late nights they spent praying for [C#] my soul.
_ [F#] Stayed sober once for nine days [C#] in a row.
I quit [F#] cold turkey.
[C#] Damn near almost made [F#] it to ten. _
_ [C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] of a _ [F#] drinking man.
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _
[G#] I look [F#] into the mirror, [C#] _ bottle in my [G#] hand.
_ _ [F#] _ [G#] _
I'd like to [F#] pour it out.
[C#] I just don't think I [G#] can. _
_ [C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] of a _ _ [C#] drinking [F#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ man.
I don't care where it was or how we met and fell in love
[F#] or why she'd even fall for a [C#] guy like me. _
I tried to pull myself together, hoping we could last forever.
For a while I started to believe.
_ [F#] Her [C#] daddy said [F#] she's all I got.
Son, don't ever break her heart.
[C#] Promise me before you take [F#] her.
But [C#] that's just too much [G#] to ask _ [F#] of a drinking man.
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _
[G#] I look [F#] into the mirror, [C#] _ bottle in my [G#] hand.
_ [F#] _ [G#] _
I'd like to [F#] pour it out.
[C#] I just don't think I [G#] can. _
_ [C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] to ask _ [F#] of a drinking man.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] I woke up this [C#] morning and I swore to God I'd never, [F#] ever take another [C#] drink again.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] I woke up this morning and [C#] I swore to God I'd never, [F#] ever take another drink [C#] again. _ _
[F#] I fought it like the devil, but [C#] you know that you're in trouble [F#] when you're 14 and drunk
by 10 [C#] a.m.
_ I [F#] tried to hide it from my mom and dad.
All my friends said, straighten up.
[C#] I just laughed, said, you don't [F#] understand. _
_ [C#] That's a hell of a lot of [G#] _ a [F#] drinking man.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ [C#] At [G#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ 16 I was on my own and flying high and staying stoned.
[G#m] I knew [C#] everything there was to know.
_ I did things that I can't talk about.
I wore my mom and daddy out.
[G#] The late nights they spent praying for [C#] my soul.
_ [F#] Stayed sober once for nine days [C#] in a row.
I quit [F#] cold turkey.
[C#] Damn near almost made [F#] it to ten. _
_ [C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] of a _ [F#] drinking man.
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _
[G#] I look [F#] into the mirror, [C#] _ bottle in my [G#] hand.
_ _ [F#] _ [G#] _
I'd like to [F#] pour it out.
[C#] I just don't think I [G#] can. _
_ [C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] of a _ _ [C#] drinking [F#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ man.
I don't care where it was or how we met and fell in love
[F#] or why she'd even fall for a [C#] guy like me. _
I tried to pull myself together, hoping we could last forever.
For a while I started to believe.
_ [F#] Her [C#] daddy said [F#] she's all I got.
Son, don't ever break her heart.
[C#] Promise me before you take [F#] her.
But [C#] that's just too much [G#] to ask _ [F#] of a drinking man.
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _
[G#] I look [F#] into the mirror, [C#] _ bottle in my [G#] hand.
_ [F#] _ [G#] _
I'd like to [F#] pour it out.
[C#] I just don't think I [G#] can. _
_ [C#] That's a hell of a lot [G#] to ask _ [F#] of a drinking man.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] I woke up this [C#] morning and I swore to God I'd never, [F#] ever take another [C#] drink again.
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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