Key of E
Tuning: eadgbe


Intro: E(hammer)


(Verse1)
               A                    E
My best friend Junior, he lives two trailers down
         B            A        B          E
His wife MaryLou she runs the Caberet in town
           A                           E   B   C#5
They've got two kids, and they don't look like him
       B                     A                 B      A    E 
He's a tractor tech, he's a redneck, now he's gettin drunk again


(Chorus)
                    E(hammer)                    A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
         E                  B                    A
Tryin to remember all those crazy nights that we had
 B        E             A
Now I'm empty, I'm not sad
                E          B                  E  
Talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad


(Verse2)
              A                       E
Miss Sara Ann Bakersmith, she was my girlfriend
           B               A          B      E
I took her top off for the first time at the drive-in
               A                     E      B   C#5
You know those had to be the coolest things I'd seen
        B                    A                            B      A        E     
She was passed around like a bottle of crown, but she was always sweet to me


(Chorus)
                    E(hammer)                    A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
         E                  B                    A
Tryin to remember all those crazy nights that we had
 B        E             A
Now I'm empty, I'm not sad
                E          B                  E  
Talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad


(Verse3)
              A                          E
Now Junior's Junior's kid, you know they call him "The Duece"
        B                  A     B      E
And his grandma she drinks vodka in her orange juice
          A                     E      B       C#5
She sells pot to kids, and she just got out of jail
       B               A                     B       A         E
Junior had to sell his new John-boat just to help to raise the bail.


(Chorus)
                    E(hammer)                    A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
         E                  B                    A
Tryin to remember all those crazy nights that we had
 B        E             A
Now I'm empty, I'm not sad
                E          B                  E  
Talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad


(Verse4)
              A                        E
Now my name's Carl Wayne, I've had two DUI's
      B              A       B       E
Three years ago they took my license I don't drive
            A                             E    B   C#5
These boots can get me there, I live just down the street
     B                   A                 B         A   E
It's last call, it's too far to crawl, now help me to my feet


(Chorus)
                    E(hammer)                    A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
         E                  B                    A
Tryin to remember all those crazy nights that we had
 B        E             A
Now I'm empty, I'm not sad
                E          B                  E  
Talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad


(Outro)
                     E           B                   E
Just talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
                E         B    A B E
Talkin bout the good times