Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm A minorAm
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm A minorAm
Verse 1:
C majorC FF C majorC
Last night I dreamed that I'd been drinking
C majorC FF C majorC
Same dream I have about twice a week
D MajorD G+G
I had one glass of wine
D MajorD G+G
I woke up feeling fine
C majorC FF C majorC
That's how I knew it was a dream
C majorC FF C majorC
Last night I dreamed that I'd been drinking
C majorC FF C majorC
Cold burn of whiskey down my throat
D MajorD G+G
My hand turned into a rattlesnake
D MajorD G+G
I laughed myself awake
C majorC FF C majorC
That's how I knew it was a joke
Chorus 1:
A minorAm G+G FF
It gets easier but it never gets easy
A minorAm
I can say it's all worth it
G+G FF
But you won't believe me
A minorAm
Hold down your liquor
G+G
Or swallow your pride
E minorEm FF
You'd rather keep it inside
A minorAm G+G FF
It gets easier but it never gets easy
Verse 2:
C majorC FF C majorC
Last night I did myself a favor
C majorC FF C majorC
I called in sick and went downtown
D MajorD G+G
Drove past the local bar
D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA cop got behind the car
C majorC FF C majorC
I wish he would pull me over now
C majorC FF C majorC
Last night I let myself remember
C majorC FF C majorC
Times I forgot a woman's name
DmDm G+G
I blacked out behind the wheel
DmDm G+G
How tight the handcuffs feel
C majorC FF C majorC
My daughter's eyes when she's ashamed
Chorus 2:
A minorAm G+G FF
It gets easier, but it never gets easy
A minorAm
I can say it's all worth it
G+G FF
But you won't believe me
A minorAm G+G
You can't expect her to follow your lead
E minorEm FF
She's fine with wine and her weed
A minorAm G+G FF
It gets easier but it never gets easy
FF
It never gets easy
Solo:
A minorAm E minorEm FF FF
A minorAm E minorEm FF G+G FF C majorC
A minorAm E minorEm FF FF
A minorAm E minorEm FF FF
Chorus 3:
C majorC G+G FF F minorFm
It gets easier but it never gets easy
A minorAm G+G FF
I can say it's all worth it but you won't believe me
A minorAm G+G
Hold down your liquor or swallow your pride
E minorEm FF
You'd rather keep it all inside
C majorC G+G FF
It gets easier but it never gets easy
FF A minorAm E minorEm FF
It never gets easy
FF
It never gets easy
A minorAm E minorEm FF