Stronger Than the Whiskey

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There he goes again. Lost in the drink.	D
The bottle’s half empty as he tries not to sink.	G A
There he goes, again.	h
He lost control again. The drink takes him down.	D
Despair in his eyes as he tries not to drown.	G A
There he goes, again.	h

She says, “Don’t give in now. We still need you. I still need you around.”	h fis G D A
He says, “I don’t know how, but I still need you to save me somehow.”	h fis G D A
There he goes, again.	h

Worse for the wear, empty glass, empty stare, and he tried, to outrun his history.	h A D G D A
And his kids and his wife fought like hell for his life. They tried. In the end it ain’t a mystery.	h A D G D A
He said, “Show me the way. Don’t give up on me today. See, I tried. If anybody’s listening?”	h A D G D A
But they’re broken down now as he lies in the ground. They tried…	h A D G
They just weren’t stronger than the whiskey.	A h
	h
There he goes again. Slave to the drink.	D
The bottle’s now empty as he tries not to think.	G A
There he goes, again.	h

She says, “Don’t give in now. We still need you. I still need you around.”	h fis G D A
He says, “I don’t know how, but I still need you to save me somehow.”	h fis G D A
There he goes, again.	h

Worse for the wear, empty glass, empty stare, and he tried, to outrun his history.	h A D G D A
And his kids and his wife fought like hell for his life. They tried. In the end it ain’t a mystery.	h A D G D A
He said, “Show me the way. Don’t give up on me today. See, I tried. If anybody’s listening?”	h A D G D A
But they’re broken down now as he lies in the ground. He tried…	h A D G
He wasn’t stronger than the whiskey.	A h
He wasn’t stronger than the whiskey.	A h