Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley

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[Verse 1]
             
She put him ou

             
t, like a burn

              
in' end of a m

           
idnight cigare

tte
              
She broke his 

             
heart, he spen

              
t his whole li

              
fe tryin' to f

 
orget
             
We watched him

              
 drink his pai

             
n away, a litt

le at a time
             
but he never c

              
ould get drunk

            
 enough to get

 her off his m

ind
            
until the nigh

t

[Chorus]
              
He put that bo

             
ttle to his he

              
ad, and pulled

        
 the trigger
            
and finally dr

              
ank away her m

 
emory
             
Life is short 

              
but this time 

         
it was bigger
             
than the stren

             
gth he had to 

              
get up off his

   
 knees
             
We found him w

              
ith his face d

             
own in the pil

low
            
with a note th

              
at said "I'll 

              
love her till 

   
I die"
             
And when we bu

              
ried him benea

          
th the willow
             
the angels san

              
g a whiskey lu

  
llaby

            
La la la la la

              
 la la la la l

            
a la la la la

[Verse 2]
             
The rumors fle

             
w, but nobody 

              
knew how much 

              
she blamed her


self

For years and years
             
she tried to h

              
ide the whiske

          
y on her breat

h
             
She finally dr

              
ank her pain a

       
way a little a

t a time
             
but she never 

              
could get drun

             
k enough to ge

t him off her 

mind
     
until the nigh

t

[Chorus]
              
She put that b

             
ottle to her h

              
ead, and pulle

           
d the trigger
            
and finally dr

              
ank away his m

 
emory
             
Life is short,

              
 but this time

          
 it was bigger
             
than the stren

             
gth she had to

              
 get up off he

    
r knees
             
We found her w

              
ith her face d

             
own in the pil

low
            
clinging to hi

              
s picture for 

      
dear life
             
We laid her ne

              
xt to him bene

          
ath the willow
              
while the ange

             
ls sang a whis

          
key lullaby

            
La la la la la

              
 la la la la l

            
a la la la la
           
La la la la la

              
 la la la la l

            
a la la la la