^GShe put him out like the burnin^C' end of a midnight ^Gcigarette ^GShe broke his heart he ^Cspent his whole life tryin' to fo^Drget ^CWe watched him drink his pain away a l^Gittle at a time But he^C never could get drunk enough to ^Gget her off his mind Until the ^Dnight

He ^Gput that bottle to his head and pulled the trig^Dger And f^EMinally drank away her m^Cemory Li^Gfe is short but this time it was bi^Dgger Than the str^EMength he had to get up off his k^Cnees W^Ge found him with his face down in the pi^Dllow Wi^EMth a note that said I'll love her till I ^Ddie ^GAnd when we buried him beneath the w^Dillow The ang^Cels sang a whiskey lul^EMlaby la^EM la la la la la la lalal^Calala

^GFor years and years she^C tried to hide the whiskey on her^D breath ^CShe finally drank her pain away a litt^Gle at a time ^CBut she never could get drunk enough t^Go get him off her mind Un^Dtil the night

An^EMd finally drank away hi^Cs memory L^Gife is short but this time it was b^Digger T^EMhan the strength she had to get ^Cup off her knees ^GWe found her with her face down in the p^Dillow ^EMClinging to his picture for dear life ^{D G}We laid her next to him beneath the ^Dwillow Wh^Cile the angels sang a ^EMwhiskey lullaby

l^EMa la la la la la la lala^Clalala