Intro: G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 She said she was gonna leave, she finally did today G5 D5 C5 I drove up just in time, to watch her drive away G5 D5 C5 And as I read the note she left, it cut me right to the bone G5 D5 C5 D5 G5 Was a story of a woman who needed more than a man who was always gone G5 D5 C5 She said Lord knows I've tried, I've done the best I can G5 D5 C5 But I've learned it's just to hard, loving a music man G5 D5 C5 I pretend I understand, but time keeps passing by G5 D5 C5 D5 G5 And while you're out there chasing your dreams, I'm here living a lie G5 D5 C5 Whiskey on the rocks is what I need G5 D5 C5 Set em' up bartender, gonna drink till I can't see G5 D5 C5 Watch the whiskey in the glass turn to water C5 D5 (one strum ) It gets weaker, but I get stronger G5 D5 C5 As I sit here in this bar, where everyone knows my name G5 D5 C5 They all think I hit the big time, I'm headed for fortune and fame G5 D5 C5 But I'm still not on the jukebox, my pictures arent on the wall G5 D5 C5 D5 G5 I know I'm headed somewhere, I just hope it's not for a fall Chorus Bridge: C5 G5 Everytime I think Im on my way up, someting knocks me back to the ground C5 A5 walk dowN.C. D5 Then I find the strength to get back up, I can't let this ol' guitar down Chorus