George Strait – Drinkin Man (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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I woke up this morning and I

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swore to God I'd never,

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ever take another drink again

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I fought it like the devil

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but you know that you're in trouble

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when your fourteen and drunk by 10AM

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tried to hide it from my mom and dad
all my friends said straighten up
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I just laughed and said you don't understand

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that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
[Verse 2]
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at sixteen I was on my own

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flyin' high and staying stoned

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I knew everything there was to know

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I did things that I can't talk about

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I wore my mom and daddy out

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Late nights they spend prayin' for my soul

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Stayed sober once for nine days in a row
I quit cold-turkey
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Damn near almost made it to ten

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But that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
[Chorus]
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I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand

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I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can

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'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
[Verse 3]
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I don't know when or where it was

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Or how we met and fell in love

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Or why she'd even fall for a guy like me

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I tried to pull myself together

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Hopin' we could last forever

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For a while I started to believe

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Her daddy said, "She's all I got
Son, don't ever break her heart
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Promise me before you take her hand"

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But that's just too much to ask of a drinkin' man
[Chorus]
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I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand

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I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can

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'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
[Coda]
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I woke up this mornin' and I

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swore to God I'd never,

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ever take another drink again