Drinkin' Man chords by George Strait
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I woke up this mornin' and I swore to God
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I'd never, ever take
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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
Verse 2
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When you're fourteen
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and drunk by ten a.m.
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Tried to hide it from my mom and dad,
all my friends said, straighten up
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I just laughed, said,
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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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Verse 3
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At sixteen I was on my own
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and flyin' high
And stayin' 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 spent
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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 and damn near almost
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Made it to ten
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But that's a hell of a lot to ask
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of a drinkin' man
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Verse 4
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I look into the mirror,
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bottle in my hand
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I'd like to pour it out,
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I just don't think I can
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'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask
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of a drinkin' man
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Verse 5
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I don't know when or where
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it was 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 awhile I started to believe
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Her daddy said, she's all I got
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
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drinkin' man
Verse 6
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I look into the mirror,
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bottle in my hand
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I'd like to pour it out,
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I just don't think I can
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'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a
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drinkin' man
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Verse 7
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I woke up this mornin'
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and I swore to God
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I'd never, ever take another drink again
Drinkin' Man
George Strait
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