Whisky and Tears
Blackie Jackett Jr.
A Capo III

A-D-E-A
A (x02220@1)                                     DYou (xx0232@1)know the life that I've lived ain't been easy,
       E (022100@1)                         AI've (x02220@1)had my share of heartache and pain
                                DBetween (xx0232@1)the women I loved and the women that left me
E (022100@1)                              AAnd (x02220@1)the women that still curse my name
                                   DBut (xx0232@1)my heart's on the mend, 'cause I'm shit-faced again,
E (022100@1)                           AMy (x02220@1)bottle's run dry  And my money's all spent
                       D (xx0232@1)               EThe (022100@1)Sun's coming up and I can't find my truck
                      AI'm (x02220@1)shit out of luck, again 

A (x02220@1)                              DNow (xx0232@1)I've drank all there is to be drunk around here
E (022100@1)                              AI've (x02220@1)pissed away everything that I held dear
        D (xx0232@1)                            ENow (022100@1)I'm getting drunk on my own bitter tears
                         AGod (x02220@1)damn that Whisky and Beer

A (x02220@1)                               DBetween (xx0232@1)the highways and byways and backwater roads
E (022100@1)                     AI (x02220@1)still always end back here
              D (xx0232@1)              E (022100@1)thinking about how my life could've been 
                   Aif (x02220@1)it weren't for the whiskey and beer
                   Dno (xx0232@1)eulogy writing on the tomb stone, besides 
E (022100@1)                                     Amy (x02220@1)grave's just the bottle i finished last night
                            D (xx0232@1)             Enow (022100@1)the sun's coming up  but I don't give a fuck
                               Acause (x02220@1)i feel like my life's at an end

A (x02220@1)                                DNow (xx0232@1)I've drank all there is to be drunk around here
E (022100@1)                             AI've (x02220@1)pissed away everything that I held dear
                     D (xx0232@1)                    ENow (022100@1)I'm getting drunk on my own bitter tears
                         AGod (x02220@1)damn that Whisky and Beer

F#m (244222@1)                  AbmThe (133111@4)first shot rang out after sundown
      C#m (x13321@4)                  AThe (x02220@1)second shot hit me right here
F#mAnd (244222@1)I swear to this day
AbmI (133111@4)wouldn't be that way
   C#m (x13321@4)                          AIf (x02220@1)it weren't for the whiskey and beer

Now I've drank all there is to be drunk around here
I've pissed away everything that I held dear
Now I'm getting drunk on my own bitter tears
God damn that Whisky and Beer

repeat chorus...



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