INTRO: C G C G F G VERSE: C G We can fight the fight all damn night Am But in the morning light C F The lies reveal the truth G Yeah, the sober truth
C G We wake up to reality Am G And play the blame game ruthlessly F Like it woulda turned out different Dm G If we woulda stopped at one or two CHORUS: G C But don't blame it on whiskey Em No, this ain't about a drink F C Don't let alcohol take the fall Dm G For all these thoughts I think G C Let's get down to the bottom Em And not just the bottom of the glass F C This heartbreak train's pickin' up steam Dm G And we're standin' on the track G F Yeah, I can blame it on you G Or you can blame it on me C G C But don't blame it on whiskey BREAK: C Em So here we are, and there it is Am G This line we're leanin' up against F C Dm Wonderin' which way we're gonna fall F C G And how we're gonna answer that last call CHORUS: G C But don't blame it on whiskey Em No, this ain't about a drink F C Don't let alcohol take the fall Dm G For all these thoughts I think G C Let's get down to the bottom Em And not just the bottom of the glass F C This heartbreak train's pickin' up steam Dm G And we're standin' on the track G F Yeah, I can blame it on you G Or you can blame it on me G But don't blame it on ... POST-CHORUS: Em F Whiskey might be strong Em F G G But it ain't got nothin' on what's goin' on here INSTRUMENTAL: C Em F C Dm G CHORUS: G C Let's get down to the bottom Em And not just the bottom of the glass F C This heartbreak train's pickin' up steam Dm G And we're standin' on the track G F Yeah, I can blame it on you (I can blame it on me) G Or you can blame it on me (Or you can blame it on me) C G C G But don't blame it on whiskey OUTRO: F Yeah, I can blame it on me G You can blame it on me N.C. But don't blame it on whiskey C Em F C Dm G C Em F C Dm G F