Drinkin Man Chords
Drinkin Man by George Strait is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
first "tab" so it might be wrong but it sounds right to me.
Capo at 1 if your guitar is set to standard tuning
F
I woke up this morning and I
C
swore to God I'd never,
G C
ever take another drink again.
F
I fought it like the devil
C
but you know that you're in trouble
G C
when your fourteen and drunk by 10AM
F
tried to hide it from my mom and dad
C G
all my friends said straighten up I just laughed and said you don't understand
C G C
that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
F
at sixteen I was on my own
C
flyin' high and staying stoned
G C
I knew everything there was to know
F
I did things that I can't talk about
C
I wore my mom and daddy out
G C
Late nights they spend prayin' for my soul
F
Stayed sober once for nine days in a row
C
I quit cold-turkey
G C
Dame near almost made it to ten
C G C
But that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
F C G
I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
F C G
I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
C G C
'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
F
I don't know when or where it was
C
Or how we met and fell in love
G C
Or why she'd even fall for a guy like me
F
I tried to pull myself together
C
Hopin' we could last forever
G C
For a while I started to believe
F
Her daddy said, "She's all I got
C
Son, don't ever break her heart
G C
Promise me before you take her hand"
C G C
But that's just too much to ask of a drinkin' man
F C G
I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
F C G
I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
C G C
'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
F
I woke up this mornin' and I
C
swore to god I'd never,
G C
ever take another drink again