Chords with lyrics
No Capo, Standard Tuning
Intro: G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
Verse 1:
G+G
A augmentedA goodbye letter
D MajorD
My old hat
C majorC
Is telling me she's had enough
D MajorD
and she ain't coming back
G+G
Picture on the wall
D MajorD
Staring back at me
C majorC
Its burning a hole right through my soul
D MajorD
It brings me to my knees
E minorEm
I'm headed out the door
D MajorD
to do all the wrong things right
C majorC
'Cause there's only one thing
D MajorD
that will get me through this night
Chorus 1:
G+G
All I need is hard whiskey
D MajorD
A augmentedA soft place to fall
C majorC
A augmentedA jukebox full of George Jones Songs
D MajorD
Hey I won't miss her at all
G+G
All I need is hard whiskey
D MajorD
Just a little time
C majorC
Pay for one more drink
D MajorD G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
And I'll be doing fine
Verse 2:
G+G
Well I always said her leaving
D MajorD
Would never get to me
C majorC
So I turn to you, whiskey
D MajorD
to drown a memory
G+G
Brown poison in a black-labeled bottle
D MajorD
she burns going down
C majorC
But its better than the pain I feel
D MajorD
Wishing she was still around
E minorEm
Maybe someday
D MajorD
I'll find a better way
C majorC
And she'll come back to me
D MajorD
But it won't be today
Solo: G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD x2
Chorus 2:
G+G
All I need is hard whiskey
D MajorD
a soft place to fall
C majorC
someone to drive me home
D MajorD
or some old friends I can call
G+G
All I need is hard whiskey
D MajorD
Just a little time
C majorC
Pay for one more drink
D MajorD G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
And I'll be doing fine