Key: B major•
Intro 1
B
A
D
A
D
A
B
Verse 1
drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
knows ain't gonna stop,
C#m
G#sus4
B
one more chance to breathe.
the shakes till noon,
left the motel room,
A
G#sus4
His head is held high but his heart
C#m
G#sus4
G#m
is on it's knees.
Interlude 1
B
F#
Verse 2
and his bar-room tan,
tan,
him as fast as he can,
G#sus4
C#m
A
some place else to play.
B
Verse 3
in some old trailer park.
was ruined from the start.
G#sus4
G#m
it became time to leave.
Interlude 2
B
F#
A
B
E
Verse 4
E
engagement,
B
E
But there's no better place to play.
D#m
B
His face feels like crazy pavement,
E
D#m
B
It's getting more lined every day.
Verse 5
F#
a letter and try to explain,
B
She says he's too old to have these growing pains,
G#sus4
B
liv ing on through the night.
Verse 6
B
a change is in the air,
he's got no cares.
G#
G#m
it can take him any where.
B
Verse 7
E
D#m
B
It's a honky-tonk engagement,
E
engagement,
B
E
But there's no better place to play.
D#m
B
D#m
B
E
His mind feels like crazy pavement,
D#m
B
He's getting crazed out every day.
F#
Verse 8
bourbon like it was soda pop,
knows ain't gonna stop,
A
G#sus4
He's mortgaged out his blood for one
C#m
G#sus4
G#m
more chance to breathe.
B
Verse 9
the chills till noon,
left the motel room,
A
G#sus4
His head is held high but his heart
G#
G#m
is on it's knees.
Outro 1
B
F#
F#
F#
F#
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB A D C#m G#sus4...
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