Verse 1GCEm
She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
GCD
She broke his heart he spent his whole life tryin' to forget
EmG
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
EmG
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind
D
Until the night
Chorus 1GD
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
EmC
And finally drank away her memory
GD
Life is short but this time it was bigger
EmC
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
GD
We found him with his face down in the pillow
EmC
With a note that said I'll love her till I die
GD
And when we buried him beneath the willow
CEm
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby
EmC
la la la la la la la lalalalala
Verse 2GCEm
The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
GCD
For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
EmG
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
EmG
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind
D
Until the night
Chorus 2GD
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
EmC
And finally drank away his memory
GD
Life is short but this time it was bigger
EmC
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
GD
We found her with her face down in the pillow
EmC
Clinging to his picture for dear life
GD
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
CEm
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby
InterludeEmC
la la la la la la la lalalalala
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