Drinkin Man chords by George Strait

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice


Capo at 1

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I woke up this morning and I
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swore to God I'd never,
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ever take another drink again.
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I fought it like the devil
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but you know that you're in trouble
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when your fourteen and drunk by 10AM
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tried to hide it from my mom and dad
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all my friends said straighten up I just laughed and said you don't understand
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that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man

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at sixteen I was on my own
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flyin' high and staying stoned
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I knew everything there was to know
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I did things that I can't talk about
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I wore my mom and daddy out
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Late nights they spend prayin' for my soul


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Stayed sober once for nine days in a row
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I quit cold-turkey
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Dame near almost made it to ten
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But that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man

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I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
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I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
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'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man


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I don't know when or where it was
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Or how we met and fell in love
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Or why she'd even fall for a guy like me
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I tried to pull myself together
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Hopin' we could last forever
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For a while I started to believe


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Her daddy said, "She's all I got
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Son, don't ever break her heart
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Promise me before you take her hand"
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But that's just too much to ask of a drinkin' man


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I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
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I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
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'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man


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I woke up this mornin' and I
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swore to god I'd never,
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ever take another drink again