Old 97s - Let the whiskey take the reins

^D We had a ^Gsmoke on the ^Dwater ^{G D} We laughed for ^Gall we was wo^Drth ^G And I ^D called out your ^Gname but ^D you didn't ^Gsay what ^{D G} you he^Dard ^G

^D We drove ^Ghome in si^Dlence ^G The re^Dception was ^Gnot to b^De ^{G D} I had a ^Gfeelin' ^D you would be ^Gleavin' ^{D G} m^De

And it's so ^Geasy, to ^Fbe a ^Cman in ^Dpain ^{G/D D} Turn off your ^Gheart, and let the ^Fwhiskey ^Ctake the ^Dreins^{G/D D G/D}

^D I had a ^Gterrible ^Dvision ^G Of a ^Dworld out^Gside of this ^Dbar ^{G D} But she keeps ^Gtalkin' ^D about ^Gwalkin' ^D a^Gway from where we ^Dare

And it's so ^Geasy, to ^Fbe a ^Cman in ^Dpain ^{G/D D} Turn off your ^Gheart, and let the ^Fwhiskey ^Ctake the ^Dreins^{G/D D G/D}

And it's so ^Geasy, to ^Fbe a ^Cman in ^Dpain ^{G/D D} Turn off your ^Gheart, and let the ^Fwhiskey ^Ctake the ^Dreins^{G/D D G/D}

^D We had a ^Gsmoke on the ^Dwater ^{G D} We laughed for ^Gall we was wort^Dh