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Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
G                              C                   Em
She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
G                      C                                D
She broke his heart he spent his whole life tryin' to forget
Em                                     C
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
       Em                              C
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind
          D
Until the night


Chorus 1:
   G                                              D
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
     Em                        C
And finally drank away her memory
  G                                  D
Life is short but this time it was bigger
            Em                             C
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
 G                                       D
We found him with his face down in the pillow
  Em                                        C
With a note that said I'll love her till I die
G                                   D
And when we buried him beneath the willow
       C                      Em
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby
  Em                         C
la la la la la la la lalalalala
 Em                          C
la la la la la la la lalalalala

Verse 2:

G                              C                   Em
The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
G                      C                                D
For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
Em                                     C
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
Em                                     C
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind
  D
Until the night


Chorus 2:

G                                              D
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
  Em                            C
And finally drank away his memory
 G                                  D
Life is short but this time it was bigger
 Em                                         C
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
G                                       D
We found her with her face down in the pillow
Em                               C
Clinging to his picture for dear life
G                                   D
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
  C                                  Em
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby


Interlude: 
 Em                         C
la la la la la la la lalalalala   (graudually grow softer)
 Em                         C
la la la la la la la lalalalala
 Em                         C
la la la la la la la lalalalala
 Em                             (One stroke, hard on the E string)                      
la la la la la la la lalalalala

Whiskey Lullaby Chords Info

Last Updated: February 11, 2026

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, C, Em