Alcohol chords by Brad Paisley (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

B
E
F#/A#
G#m
F#
C#m7
B/D#
F#7

Intro 1

Verse 1
B 
E 
 (B major) I  can make anybody  (E major) pretty
B 
E 
I can  (B major) make you believe any lie  (E major) 
B 
F#/A# 
I can  (B major) make you pick a  (F sharp/A#) fight
G#m 
B 
F# 
With  (G sharp minor) somebody twice  (B major) your  (F sharp major) size
B 
E 
Well  (B major) I've been known to cause a few  (E major) breakups
B 
E 
And  (B major) I've been known to cause a few  (E major) births
B 
F#/A# 
I can  (B major) make you new friends  (F sharp/A#) 
G#m 
B 
F# 
 (G sharp minor) Or get you  (B major) fired from work  (F sharp major) 

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Chorus 1
B 
E 
And since the  (B major) day I left Mil (E major) waukee
B 
E 
 (B major) Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France  (E major) 
B 
F#/A# 
G#m 
B 
Been  (B major) making the bars  (F sharp/A#)  (G sharp minor) lots  of big  (B major) money
C#m7 
F# 
 (C sharp minor7) And helping white people dance  (F sharp major) 
B 
E 
I  (B major) got you in trouble in high  (E major) school
B 
E 
But  (B major) college, now that was a ball  (E major) 
E 
B/D# 
You had  (E major) some of the best  (B/D#) times
C#m7 
B 
F# 
You'll  (C sharp minor7) never  re (B major) member with  (F sharp major) me
B 
E 
Alcohol  (B major)  (E major) 
B 
E 
Alcohol  (B major)  (E major) 

Verse 2
B 
E 
I got  (B major) blamed at your wedding recep (E major) tion
B 
E 
For your  (B major) best man's embarrassing  (E major) speech
B 
F#/A# 
G#m 
And  (B major) also for those  (F sharp/A#) naked  (G sharp minor) pictures
B 
F# 
of you  (B major) at the beach  (F sharp major) 
B 
E 
I've  (B major) influenced kings and world  (E major) leaders
B 
E 
I helped  (B major) Hemingway write like he did  (E major) 
B 
F#/A# 
And I'll  (B major) bet you a  (F sharp/A#) drink    or two
G#m 
B 
 (G sharp minor) that  I can  (B major) make you
F# 
F#7 
 (F sharp major) Put that lampshade on your  (F sharp7) head

Chorus 2
B 
E 
'Cause since the  (B major) day I left Mil (E major) waukee
B 
E 
 (B major) Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France  (E major) 
B 
F#/A# 
G#m 
B 
I been  (B major) making a fool  (F sharp/A#) out of  (G sharp minor) folks just like  (B major) you
C#m7 
F# 
 (C sharp minor7) And helping white people dance  (F sharp major) 
B 
E 
I am  (B major) medicine and I am poi (E major) son
B 
E 
I can  (B major) help you up or make you fall  (E major) 
E 
B/D# 
You had  (E major) some of the best  (B/D#) times
C#m7 
B 
F# 
You'll  (C sharp minor7) never  re (B major) member with  (F sharp major) me
B 
E 
Alcohol  (B major)  (E major) 
B 
F# 
Alcohol  (B major)  (F sharp major) 

Chorus 3
B 
E 
Yeah, since the  (B major) day I left Mil (E major) waukee
B 
E 
 (B major) Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France  (E major) 
B 
F#/A# 
G#m 
B 
Been  (B major) making the bars  (F sharp/A#)  (G sharp minor) lots  of big  (B major) money
C#m7 
F# 
 (C sharp minor7) And helping white people dance  (F sharp major) 
B 
E 
Yeah, I  (B major) got you in trouble in high  (E major) school
B 
E 
But  (B major) college, now that was a ball  (E major) 
E 
B/D# 
You had  (E major) some of the best  (B/D#) times
C#m7 
B 
F# 
You'll  (C sharp minor7) never  re (B major) member with  (F sharp major) me
B 
E 
Alcohol  (B major)  (E major) 
B 
E 
Alcohol  (B major)  (E major) 

Outro 1
B 
E 
(Alcohol)  (B major) Na- na- na- na- na- na-  (E major) na
B 
E 
(Alcohol)  (B major) Na- na- na- na- na- na-  (E major) na
B 
E 
(Alcohol)  (B major) Na- na- na- na- na- na-  (E major) na
B 
E 
(Alcohol)  (B major) Na- na- na- na- na- na-  (E major) na
B 
E 
(Alcohol)  (B major) Na- na- na- na- na- na-  (E major) na
B 
E 
(Alcohol)  (B major) Na- na- na- na- na- na-  (E major) na
B 
E 
B 
E 
(Alcohol)  (B major)  (E major)  (B major)  (E major) 
[Fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

B
E
F#/A#
G#m
F#
C#m7
B/D#
F#7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: B majorBPM: 70

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Alcohol by Brad Paisley, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Brad Paisley's performance.