CAPO II
INTRO: G C D
G C
Well it all began in my high school days when I spent the summer with my cousin Jake
D G
We were helpin' his daddy out on the dairy farm
G C
Now on Sundays we didn't have to work and one Sunday when his daddy was off to church
D G
Jake invited me to share my first six-pack out in the barn
G C
He said you take one and I'll have the rest, brother this'll put some hair on your chest
D G
So I got on with the hair-growin' and I chugged it down
G C
Well you shoulda seen the look in my cousin's eyes when I jumped off the loft 'cause I
Thought I could fly
D G
I was actin' like a crazy fool runnin' around
G C
When his daddy got home and he heard the noise, he come runnin' to the barn to check on us boys
D G
He took one look at me and said Bill what's got into you
G C
Well he began to pray to get the demons out, and it musta worked cuz when I opened my mouth
D G
I lost my demons all over his Sunday suit
CHORUS:
N/C G
I'm a cheap drunk, that's what I am (that' what I am)
D G
I get tore up on one little can (just one little can)
C G
I may not last that long but we'll have fun
D G
Have mercy on me, 'cause I'm a cheap drunk
INTRO
G C
Now I've been this for most of my life, as a matter of fact that's how I met my wife
D G
She was sittin' at the bar lookin' like a dream
G C
Well I walked right up and said my name is Bill, I could tell by her look she was
Less than thrilled
D G
But I said honey, do you mind if I buy you a drink
G C
She said ok Phil let's have some fun, then the night became a danged marathon
D G
She was tossin' 'em back like she was drinkin' ice tea
G C
Before long the room started spinnin' 'round, but I was determined I was gonna stand my ground
D G
No woman was ever gonna get the best of me
G C
Well the last words I slurred were I'll have one more, then somehow I woke up kissin' the floor
D G
And to tell you the truth I don't remember the fall
G C
But standin' over me was a lady in white, I said what happened and where the hell am I
D G
And that's when she introduced herself as Mrs. Bill Engvall
CHORUS
D G
Have mercy on me, 'cause I'm a cheap drunk
N/C
SPOKEN: That's right, alright boys it's party time, somebody put another dollar in the
jukebox, and we're gonna rock it tonight
CHORUS
D N/C
Have mercy on me, 'cause I'm a cheap drunk
SPOKEN: That's right boys, I've had my fill, I'm gonna go ugly early, somebody call me a
cab, I gotta go