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well me and my lady had our first big fight ,
Em G
so i drove around till i saw the neon lights ,
C G C
at a corner bar , and it just seemed right , so i pulled up ,
G D
not a soul around but the ol’ barkeep ,
Em G
down at the end lookin half asleep ,
C G C
but he walked up and said what’ll it be? i said the good stuff ,
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he didn’t reach around for the whiskey , he didn’t pour me a beer ,
C D
his blue eyes kinda went misty ,
C
said you can’t find that here ,
G D
cause it’s the first long kiss on a second date
Em G
mamma’s all worried when you get home late
C G
and droppin the ring in the spaghetti plate ,
C D
cause your hands are shaking so much
G D
it’s the way she looks with rice in her hair
Em G
eatin burnt suppers the whole first year
C G C
and askin for seconds , to keep her from tearin up ,
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yeah man that’s the good stuff
G D
he grabbed a carton of milk and poured a glass
Em G
i smiled and said i’ll have some of that
C G C G C
we sat there and talked as an hour passed like ol’ friends
G D
saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
C G
was a pretty girl with bouffant hair
C G C G C
he said that’s my bonnie , takin bout a year after we wed
C D C D
he said spent five years in the bottle when the cancer took her from me
C D
i’ve been sober for three years now ,
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cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey was the
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the sight of her holdn my baby girl
Em G
the way she adored that string of pearls
C G
i gave her the day that our youngest boy earl
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married his high school love
G D
and it’s a new t – shirt sayin i’m a grand pa
Em G
being right there as our time got small
C G C G C
and holding her hand , when the good lord called her up
D G D C G C
yeah man that’s the good stuff
G D C G C
D G
he said when you get home she’ll start to cry
D G
when she says i’m sorry , say so Am i
G D C D C
and look into those eyes so deep in love
D
and drink it up
G D C G C
cause that’s the good stuff
G D C G C
that’s the good stuff
intro )
gdcgcgc
G D
well me and my lady had our first big fight ,
Em G
so i drove around till i saw the neon lights ,
C G C
at a corner bar , and it just seemed right , so i pulled up ,
G D
not a soul around but the ol’ barkeep ,
Em G
down at the end lookin half asleep ,
C G C
but he walked up and said what’ll it be? i said the good stuff ,
C D C D
he didn’t reach around for the whiskey , he didn’t pour me a beer ,
C D
his blue eyes kinda went misty ,
C
said you can’t find that here ,
G D
cause it’s the first long kiss on a second date
Em G
mamma’s all worried when you get home late
C G
and droppin the ring in the spaghetti plate ,
C D
cause your hands are shaking so much
G D
it’s the way she looks with rice in her hair
Em G
eatin burnt suppers the whole first year
C G C
and askin for seconds , to keep her from tearin up ,
D G D C G C
yeah man that’s the good stuff
G D
he grabbed a carton of milk and poured a glass
Em G
i smiled and said i’ll have some of that
C G C G C
we sat there and talked as an hour passed like ol’ friends
G D
saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
C G
was a pretty girl with bouffant hair
C G C G C
he said that’s my bonnie , takin bout a year after we wed
C D C D
he said spent five years in the bottle when the cancer took her from me
C D
i’ve been sober for three years now ,
C G Em D
cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey was the
G D
the sight of her holdn my baby girl
Em G
the way she adored that string of pearls
C G
i gave her the day that our youngest boy earl
C G C D
married his high school love
G D
and it’s a new t – shirt sayin i’m a grand pa
Em G
being right there as our time got small
C G C G C
and holding her hand , when the good lord called her up
D G D C G C
yeah man that’s the good stuff
G D C G C
D G
he said when you get home she’ll start to cry
D G
when she says i’m sorry , say so Am i
G D C D C
and look into those eyes so deep in love
D
and drink it up
G D C G C
cause that’s the good stuff
G D C G C
that’s the good stuff
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