CAPO: 1st FRET
INTRO:
D A Em Bm
D A Em Em Em Em
VERSE:
Bm D A Em
Simple as my mama said when I was very young
Bm D
She told me not to worry, son
A Em
One day you'll be someone
Bm D
But here I am at twenty one
A Em
As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun
Bm
I'm sorry mamma
D A Em Em Em Em
Please don't look at me
VERSE:
Bm D
Yeah, when I got to Oklahoma, I was seventeen
A Em
My papa taught me how to work, and Lord, he was mean
Bm D
Workin' all day in that August heat
A
And he taught me how to fish
Em Em Em Em
My uncle taught me how to drink
VERSE:
Bm D
Well, I went California and I had me a band
A Em
And we played in all the bars in all the Southern lands
Bm D
We played all night and we drank for free
A Em Em Em Em
All of my boys and me
CHORUS:
Bm D A Em
Now I'm 23 and therе ain't nobody who can drink like me
Bm D A E
Soon I'll be 24, and thе Lord knows that I can't drink no more
Bm D
I know I shoulda taken it slow
A E Bm D
It's not the way that my life goes
A Em Em Em Em
Now I know
Bm D A
When you're passed out on the floor
Em Bm D A Em Em Em Em
You’re sober by 24
VERSE:
Bm D
Well, I had a girl who loved me the whole damn time
A E
And I'd drink my whiskey and she'd drink wine
Bm D A Em Em Em Em
But soon, my bottle was too much to company
Bm D
Yeah, we’d sit on the river and we’d fish all day
A Em
And we'd drive across the country, let the radio play
Bm D A Em G
Seven damn years, I never thought she'd leave
G F#m E E
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CHORUS:
Bm D A Em
Now I'm 23 and therе ain't nobody who can drink like me
Bm D A E
Soon I'll be 24, and thе Lord knows that I can't drink no more
Bm D
I know I shoulda taken it slow
A E Bm D
It's not the way that my life goes
A Em Em Em Em
Now I know
Bm D A
When you're passed out on the floor
Em Bm D A Em Bm D A Em Em Em Em
You’re sober by 24
VERSE:
Bm D A Em
Simple as my mama said when I was very young
Bm D
She told me not to worry, son
A Em
One day you'll be someone
Bm D
But here I am at twenty one
A Em
As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun
Bm
I'm sorry mamma
D A Em Em Bm
Please don't look at me
[Verse 1]
Simple as my mama said when I was very young
She told me not to worry, son
One day you’ll be someone
But here I am at twenty one
As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun
I’m sorry mamma
Please don’t look at me
[Verse 2]
When I got to Oklahoma, I was seventeen
My papa taught me how to work, and lord, he was mean
Workin’ all day in that August heat
And he taught me how to fish
My uncle taught me how to drink
[Verse 3]
Well, I went California and I had me a band
And we played in all the bars in all the Southern lands
We played all night and we drank for free
All of my boys and me
[Chorus]
Now I’m 23 and therе ain’t nobody who can drink like me
Soon I’ll be 24, and thе Lord knows that I can’t drank no more
I know I shoulda taken it slow
It’s not the way that my life goes
Now I know
When you’re passed out on the floor
You’re sober by 24
[Verse 4]
Well, I had a girl who loved me the whole damn time
And I’d drink my whiskey and she’d drink wine
But soon, my bottle was too much to company
Yeah, we’d sit on the river and we’d fish all day
And we’d drive across the country, let the radio play
Seven damn years, I never thought she’d leave
[Chorus]
Now I’m 23 and there ain’t nobody who can drink like me
Soon, I’ll be 24 and the lord knows that I can’t drank no more
I know I shoulda taken it slow
It’s not the way that my life goes
Lord, I know
When you’re passed out on the floor
You’re sober by 24
[Outro]
Simple as my mama said when I was very young
She told me not to worry, son
One day you’ll be someone
But here I am at twenty one
As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun
I’m sorry mamma
Please don’t look at me
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