Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley

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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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[Verse 1]
             
She put him ou

             
t like the bur

              
nin' end of a 

          
midnight cigar

ette
             
She broke his 

            
heart he spent

              
 his whole lif

              
e tryin' to fo


rget
            
We watched him

              
 drink his pai

            
n away a littl

  
e at a time
            
But he never c

              
ould get drunk

            
 enough to get

 
 her off his m

ind
          
Until the nigh

t


[Chorus 1]
             
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 l

              
ove 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 lalalal

 
ala
            
la la la la la

              
 la la lalalal

 
ala


[Verse 2]
             
The rumors fle

             
w but nobody k

              
new how much s

             
he blamed hers


elf
             
For years and 

            
years she trie

              
d to hide the 

              
whiskey on her

   
 breath
            
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 2]
              
She put that b

             
ottle to her h

              
ead and pulled

      
 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


[Interlude]
            
la la la la la

              
 la la lalalal


ala   (gradual

ly grow softer

)
            
la la la la la

              
 la la lalalal


ala
            
la la la la la

              
 la la lalalal


ala
 Bm                             (One stroke, hard on the E string)
la la la la la la la lalalalala