Back in My Drinkin' Days chords by Bobby Pinson

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Verse 1
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 (C major) Back in my drinkin' days
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I  (F major) could hold my  (G major) own in a fight  (C major) 
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Swingin' at the  (F major) devil with
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 (G major) one hell of a right  (C major) 
Back in my drinkin' days
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 (F major) I borrowed  (C major) against borrowed
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time  (F major)  (C major)  (F major) 
God gives a lot away,
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 (G major) I was stealin'  (F major)  (G major) 
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Back  (C major) in my drinkin'  (F major) days
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I could fall and  (G major) never feel
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 (C major) a  thing  (F major)  (C major)  (F major) 
Fill the void with tangerine
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 (G major) Kill the night with what's her  (C major) name
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But I never knew  (G major) I was thirsty
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Till I  (F major) set that bottle down  (C major) 
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And I never knew  (G major) I was lonely
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Till I quit  (F major) laughing in a crowd  (C major) 
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And  (A minor) I   never knew  (G major) I was empty

Verse 2

to You poured into me,

made me a man

I could never be.

Back

Verse 3

in my drinking days,

talking to Jesus from the bar,

Verse 4
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Push (F major) ing my limits, my  (G major) wo men,
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my religion way too  (C major) far
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Back in my drinking days,  (F major) 
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there's some  (G major) skeletons in  (C major) tears
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Cause  (F major) I left them high and dry,
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 (G major) they know they ain't welcome  (C major) here
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But I never knew  (G major) I was thirsty
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Till I  (F major) set that bottle down  (C major) 
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And I never knew  (G major) I was lonely
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Till I quit  (F major) laughing in a crowd  (C major) 
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And  (A minor) I   never knew  (G major) I was empty
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To  (F major) you poured into me
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Made me mad I could nev (G major) er be
Back in my drinking days
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 (F major) You're my worst day
In this new place
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Is  (D minor) better than my be (G major) st one  (C major)  (F major) 
Back in my drinkin' days
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Yeah, I  (C major) had me some drink
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 (G major) in'  (F major) days  (F major) 
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