Bottle in my Hand
George Jones & David Allen Coe



Capo 3rd

1st Verse:
D (xx0232@1)                                      GLast (320003@1)week he spent his whole paycheck on whiskey
           D (xx0232@1)                 A7 (x02020@1)       D (xx0232@1)GD
And I know Friday night he'll do it all again
         D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)he'll drink 'til he falls down    and he'll order one more round
     G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)             A7 (x02020@1)         D (xx0232@1)GD
and then go home with that bottle in his hand

CHORUS:
             D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)          Dand (xx0232@1)the only thing I can hold onto is this bottle in my hand
                    G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)                   A7I (x02020@1)know I'll never have to share it with any other man
        D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)           DI'm (xx0232@1)so glad you introduced us and I'll do the best I can
 G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)             A7 (x02020@1)          D (xx0232@1)GD
To be faithful to this bottle in my hand

2nd Verse:
D (xx0232@1)                                         G (320003@1)           DShe (xx0232@1)told George that changing diapers could sure become a drag
                                                           A7and (x02020@1)to clean the house and cook for him was not her kind of bag
     D (xx0232@1)                              G (320003@1)            Dshe (xx0232@1)said he needed someone who would love and understand
     G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)                A7 (x02020@1)          D (xx0232@1)GD
and then she left him with that bottle in his hand

(repeat the chorus and upon outro)
G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)              A7 (x02020@1)            G (320003@1)    DYes (xx0232@1)we'll be thankful for this bottle in our hand


(For the second verse, there's a key change. The easy way to accomplish this is to
move the capo up to the 5th fret. This version IS correct! Play along with George
and Allen and see!)