Key: A
Introduction:
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Tell me why a lesson in life can come so strong, like a good melody, with a bad song,
Am C G
when I was a child, my momma tried to get me to understand, I thought it was a man,
G Am C
but the bottle was her best friend, up until, the day she passed away,
G
I cried, I cried, like a baby deep inside
Am C G
I?d take him out back, show him who I am, whoop his ass cause he ain?t my friend,
Em Am C GEm
that?s the way I would handle it.. if whyskey was a man
Am C G
I sat down, at the bar last night and watched an older man half spent,
G Am C
they cut him off, told him that was it, he said boy, what do I do,
G Am
cause I can?t drive and I might, I just might, take a ride with the devil home tonight,
C G
So I told him, the only thing to do, you only get one chance to make it alright,
G
yea buddy if I was you,
Am C G
I?d take him out back, show him who I am, whoop his ass cause he ain?t my friend,
Em Am C G
that?s the way I would handle it.. if whyskey was a mannn.. whoahhhh..
Am C
This life?s been good to me, but I?ve learned from what I?ve seen,
G Am
If the devil shows up tonight, he better be ready to fight, cause I?ma..
Am C G
Take him out back, show him who I am, whoop his ass cause he ain?t my friend,
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that?s the way I?m gonna handle it.. if whiskey was a man... If whiskey was a man.