Tabbed by: Isaias Garcia (TexasFury)

Tuning: Half-step down


VERSE 1

Am
Gotta reach up for my bottle

cause my woman done left my side.
Dm
Another drink here from my bottle
Am
cause my, woman done left my side.
Em
It's been long years we've been fighting
Am
I don't care Lord, leave me here to die.


Am
You said I was a strong man
Am
I thought you were my friend
Dm
You said I was a strong man
Am
and I thought I had a friend.
Em
But my bottle got between us
Am
it destroyed us in the end.


BRIDGE

Dm
I tried for years to put it down
Am
but my efforts were in vain.
Dm
All my nights I suffered blackouts
Am
crazy fights and nightmare dreams.
Dm
There comes a time we all must face
Am
do we sink or do we swim.
B7
Digging deep to find my courage
E7
or fall down, giving in.


GUITAR SOLO


VERSE 2

Am
Back home here in my cold house
Am
dirty dishes in the sink.
Dm
Back at home there in my cold house
Am
dishes, stacked higher in the sink.
Em
I don' feel like going outside
Am
rather stay inside and drink (hey!).