Merle Haggard - Misery And Gin

first verse
F
memories and drinks don’t mix too well .
A# A# A G# G G7
jukebox records don’t play those wedding bells .
C7
lookin’ at the world through the bottom of a glass ,
F C7
all i see is a man who’s fading fast .

second verse
F
tonight i need that woman again .
A# A# A G# G G7
what i’d give for my baby to just walk in .

C7
sit down beside me and say : “it’s alright .

F C7
take me home and make sweet love to me tonight .

chorus
F [ ch ] F7/A [ /Ch ] A# Gm7
but here i Am again , mixin’ misery and gin .
C9 C13 F
sittin’ with all my friends and talkin’ to myself .
A# A7sus A7 Dm Dm/C Bm7b5
i look like i’m havin’ a good time but any foo – ool can tell ,
F/C Gm7 C13 F C7
that this honky tonk heaven really makes ya’ fee – – el like hell .

optional solo over verse chords

third verse
F
i light a lonely womans cigarette ,
A# A# A G# G G7
we start talkin’ ’bout what we want to forget .
C7
her life story and mine are the same .
F C7
we both lost someone and only have ourselves to blame .

repeat chorus