whiskeytown
drank like a river

intro A G D A ( x2 )

[ A ] he was nearly died , when he re [ G ] turned to the town where he’d [ D ] come from
[ A ] he’s brown baggin’ it tonight , be [ G ] hind some [ D ] tavern
[ A ] somebody wrecked his life , and i bet [ G ] you it was his [ D ] darlin
[ A ] somebody wrecked his life , and i bet [ G ] you it was his [ D ] darlin

[ D ] so he drank like A [ A ] river when their [ G ] wedding bells rang
[ D ] watched from the [ A ] steeple as the [ G ] choir girls sang
[ D ] died in the [ A ] gutter on his [ G ] feet and his hands
same [ D ] hands that [ A ] once touched her [ D ] face

A G D A ( x2 )

[ A ] he was nearly died , when he re [ G ] turned to the town he’d [ D ] come from
[ A ] he’s hanging out drinking beer with [ G ] his brother in – [ D ] law
[ A ] he was a drinker at night , in the [ G ] morning he was un [ D ] nerving
[ A ] he was a drinker both times of [ G ] day when he lost his [ D ] darlin

[ D ] so he drank like A [ A ] river when their [ G ] wedding bells rang
[ D ] watched from the [ A ] steeple as the [ G ] choir girls sang
[ D ] died in the [ A ] gutter on his [ G ] feet and his hands
same [ D ] hands that [ A ] once touched her [ D ] face

[ D ] so he drank like A [ A ] river when their [ G ] wedding bells rang
[ D ] watched from the [ A ] steeple as the [ G ] choir girls sang
[ D ] died in the [ A ] gutter on his [ G ] feet and his hands
same [ D ] hands that [ A ] once touched her [ D ] face