Chords for It Ain't The Whiskey
Tempo:
139.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
Em
D
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em] I stood there in the middle of the church of the broken [C] people,
[Em] listening to the walking
wounded tell their [C] stories.
[Em] And my turn came, I told them my name, I [C] said, this ain't my first time.
[G] Then a man started talking how the devil and the bottle [D] was ruining my life.
With [C] last night on my breath, I stood up and said, it ain't [G] the whiskey, it ain't [D] the cigarettes,
it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, it's all [C] these things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard times, it ain't [D] the all nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, it ain't [C] the whiskey that's killing [Em] me.
[C]
[Em] So what do you got for this empty spot [C] inside of me?
The
[Em] deep dark hole where love used to [C] be, [Em] where she ripped it out and ran into [C] the arms of someone else.
Y [G]'all sit in this room and you talk like you got some [D] kind of remedy.
Well I [C] hear what you're telling me, but I've got all the proof I need.
It ain't [G] the whiskey, it ain't [D] the cigarettes, it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, it's all [C] these things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard times, it ain't [D] the all nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, it ain't [C] the whiskey that's killing [Em] me.
[E]
[C]
[Em]
[C] [G] [D] I've done everything, [Am] drowned this hurt inside, but [C] I can't wash you off of my mind.
It ain't the [G] whiskey, it ain't [D] the cigarettes, it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, it's all these [C] things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard times, it ain't [D] the all nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, it ain't [C] the whiskey that's killing [Em] me.
[C]
[Em]
[C]
It ain't [E] the whiskey [Em] [C]
that's killing [Em] me.
[C]
[D]
[Em]
[D]
It ain't the whiskey [G] that's killing me.
[A]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em] I stood there in the middle of the church of the broken [C] people,
[Em] listening to the walking
wounded tell their [C] stories.
[Em] And my turn came, I told them my name, I [C] said, this ain't my first time.
[G] Then a man started talking how the devil and the bottle [D] was ruining my life.
With [C] last night on my breath, I stood up and said, it ain't [G] the whiskey, it ain't [D] the cigarettes,
it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, it's all [C] these things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard times, it ain't [D] the all nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, it ain't [C] the whiskey that's killing [Em] me.
[C]
[Em] So what do you got for this empty spot [C] inside of me?
The
[Em] deep dark hole where love used to [C] be, [Em] where she ripped it out and ran into [C] the arms of someone else.
Y [G]'all sit in this room and you talk like you got some [D] kind of remedy.
Well I [C] hear what you're telling me, but I've got all the proof I need.
It ain't [G] the whiskey, it ain't [D] the cigarettes, it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, it's all [C] these things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard times, it ain't [D] the all nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, it ain't [C] the whiskey that's killing [Em] me.
[E]
[C]
[Em]
[C] [G] [D] I've done everything, [Am] drowned this hurt inside, but [C] I can't wash you off of my mind.
It ain't the [G] whiskey, it ain't [D] the cigarettes, it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, it's all these [C] things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard times, it ain't [D] the all nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, it ain't [C] the whiskey that's killing [Em] me.
[C]
[Em]
[C]
It ain't [E] the whiskey [Em] [C]
that's killing [Em] me.
[C]
[D]
[Em]
[D]
It ain't the whiskey [G] that's killing me.
[A]
[Em]
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I stood there in the middle of the church of the broken [C] people, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] listening to the walking
wounded tell their [C] _ stories. _ _ _ _
[Em] And my turn came, I told them my name, I [C] said, this ain't my first time. _
[G] Then a man started talking how the devil and the bottle [D] was ruining my life.
_ _ With [C] last night on my breath, _ I stood up and said, it ain't [G] the whiskey, _ _ _ it ain't [D] the cigarettes,
_ _ it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, _ _ it's all [C] these things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard _ times, it ain't [D] the all _ nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, _ _ _ it ain't [C] the whiskey _ _ _ that's killing [Em] _ _ _ _ me. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] So what do you got for this empty spot [C] inside of me?
The _ _ _
[Em] deep dark hole where love used to [C] be, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] where she ripped it out and ran into [C] the arms of someone else.
Y [G]'all sit in this room and you talk like you got some [D] kind of remedy.
_ _ Well I [C] hear what you're telling me, but I've got all the proof I need.
It ain't [G] the whiskey, _ _ _ it ain't [D] the _ _ cigarettes, it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, _ it's all [C] these things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard _ times, it ain't [D] the all _ nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, _ _ it ain't [C] the whiskey _ _ _ that's killing [Em] me.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ I've done _ everything, [Am] drowned this hurt inside, but [C] I can't wash you off of my mind.
It ain't the [G] whiskey, _ _ _ it ain't [D] the cigarettes, _ _ it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, _ it's all these [C] things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard _ times, it ain't [D] the all _ nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, _ _ it ain't [C] the whiskey _ _ _ that's killing [Em] me. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ It ain't [E] the whiskey _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ that's killing [Em] _ me.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ It ain't the whiskey [G] that's killing me. _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I stood there in the middle of the church of the broken [C] people, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] listening to the walking
wounded tell their [C] _ stories. _ _ _ _
[Em] And my turn came, I told them my name, I [C] said, this ain't my first time. _
[G] Then a man started talking how the devil and the bottle [D] was ruining my life.
_ _ With [C] last night on my breath, _ I stood up and said, it ain't [G] the whiskey, _ _ _ it ain't [D] the cigarettes,
_ _ it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, _ _ it's all [C] these things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard _ times, it ain't [D] the all _ nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, _ _ _ it ain't [C] the whiskey _ _ _ that's killing [Em] _ _ _ _ me. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] So what do you got for this empty spot [C] inside of me?
The _ _ _
[Em] deep dark hole where love used to [C] be, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] where she ripped it out and ran into [C] the arms of someone else.
Y [G]'all sit in this room and you talk like you got some [D] kind of remedy.
_ _ Well I [C] hear what you're telling me, but I've got all the proof I need.
It ain't [G] the whiskey, _ _ _ it ain't [D] the _ _ cigarettes, it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, _ it's all [C] these things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard _ times, it ain't [D] the all _ nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, _ _ it ain't [C] the whiskey _ _ _ that's killing [Em] me.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ I've done _ everything, [Am] drowned this hurt inside, but [C] I can't wash you off of my mind.
It ain't the [G] whiskey, _ _ _ it ain't [D] the cigarettes, _ _ it ain't [Em] the stuff I smoke, _ it's all these [C] things I can't forget.
And it ain't [G] the hard _ times, it ain't [D] the all _ nights, it ain't [Em] that easy, _ _ it ain't [C] the whiskey _ _ _ that's killing [Em] me. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ It ain't [E] the whiskey _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ that's killing [Em] _ me.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ It ain't the whiskey [G] that's killing me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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