Turning Off a Memory
By Merle Haggard

‘this here’s a song for all my friends with drinking problems…or maybe I should say,
all my friends with problems enough to drink!’   -merle



D			G	      D	
You can find me in a dim lighted barroom,
			  E	      A	
If your coldness should ever turn warm.
	D	       G            D	
But the chances of you ever changin’.
		        A		D							
Are as slim as your two lovin’ arms.



		G      D
So I’m turnin’ off a memory.
		E	     A
As quickly as time will allow.
D	       G	   D
I’m turnin’ off a memory.
			  A		D
And the wine seems to help it somehow.



If I’m lucky I’ll someday forget you.
When the wine finally takes full control.
It’s not much of a future to look to.
But I can’t stand this pain in my heart.

So I’m turnin’ off a memory.
As quickly as time will allow.
I’m turnin’ off a memory.
And the wine seems to help it somehow.
And the wine seems to help it somehow.




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