Eric Church – Michael (Guitar)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) • Capo 2
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Chords

D(000232) Em(222000) G(5x0005) Em6(x02030 pulls of to x02020) Bm(x04322) A(x02220) A7 (x02223) [Intro] D Em G Em6 D Em G [Verse]
D              Em           G        D
Hey my name is Michael, I'm 34 years old

D              Em               G              Em6
I work for the city, at least I did two months ago

         D             Em           G                     D
Theres a picture of my boy, aint he startin' to look like me

   D               Em                 G    A7          D
He plays his first football game next week against the Chiefs
[Verse]
G                     D              G               D
His Mom and him still live on Murphy Road in our old house

      G                 D                        Em              Em6
After three or four boy friends looks like she's finally settled down

       G             D              Bm     A       G
He's a banker out of Baker man, you oughta see her ring

    D                                      A7           D
And that's whats going on these days in my life without them
[Bridge] D Em G [Chorus]
D                 Em                   G           D
Whiskey aint been on my breath, but it stays on my mind

D                Em                    G         Em6
And I aint had a steady hand in such a long long time

D              Em                 G            D
The devil that lived in me passed on this past June

D                Em                    G       A7   D
When my very own flesh and blood said "Daddy I hate you"
[Verse]
      G           D              G                     D
These days I'm on time and I get where I'm supposed to be

        G              D           Em           Em6
I don't sleep away the daylight or embarrass my family

    G               D                   Bm         A      G
His Mom and him are doing great without that drunk S.O.B.

D                                A7                 D
That's whats going on these days in my life without me
[Verse]
       Bm                  A            G              D
And we think with all this taking man I wouldn't wanna steal

         Bm               A                    G                      Em6
But with everything in my life that's changed, I know one thing never will

D              Em           G      D
Hey my name is Michael, and I'm an alcoholic

D             Em               G       A7
Trying not to live the rest of my life without me
[Outro] D Em G D D Em G A7 D