Drinkin Man chords by George Strait

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice


Capo at 1

F
I woke up this morning and I
C
swore to God I'd never,
G             C
ever take another drink again.
F
I fought it like the devil
C

but you know that you're in trouble
G                C
when your fourteen and drunk by 10AM
F
tried to hide it from my mom and dad
C                             G
all my friends said straighten up I just laughed and said you don't understand
C             G     C
that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man


F
at sixteen I was on my own
C
flyin' high and staying stoned
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I knew everything there was to know
F
I did things that I can't talk about
C
I wore my mom and daddy out
G                   C
Late nights they spend prayin' for my soul


F
Stayed sober once for nine days in a row
C
I quit cold-turkey
G              C
Dame near almost made it to ten
C              G      C
But that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man


F         C          G
I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
F            C           G
I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
C                G      C
'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man



F
I don't know when or where it was
C
Or how we met and fell in love
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Or why she'd even fall for a guy like me
F
I tried to pull myself together
C
Hopin' we could last forever
G              C
For a while I started to believe


F
Her daddy said, "She's all I got
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Son, don't ever break her heart
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Promise me before you take her hand"
C              G     C
But that's just too much to ask of a drinkin' man


F         C          G
I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
F            C           G
I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
C                G      C
'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man



F
I woke up this mornin' and I
C
swore to god I'd never,
G             C
ever take another drink again