Merle Haggard The Bottle Let Me Down D Each night I leave the barroom when it's over A Not feeling any pain at closing time A But tonight you memory found me much to sober D Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind CHORUS: D Tonight the bottle let me down A and let you memory come around A The one true friend I thought I'd found D Tonight the bottle let me down D I've always had a bottle I could turn to A And lately I've been turning everyday A But the wine don't take effect the way it used to D And I'm hurting in an old familiar way CHORUS: D Tonight the bottle let down A and let you memory come around A The one true friend I thought I'd found D Tonight the bottle let down A D Tonight the bottle let down