Tuning: E A D G B E

Trace Adkins- Hold My Beer(2010) Album: Cowboy's Back in Town Written by: Casey Beathard, Ed Hill, Monty Criswell Intro: D G A D **spoken** Uhh, dearly beloved we're gathered up in here today To join in Holy Manogamony This here feller... and this ol' gal he brought with him Verse 1:

^GThe weddin' chapel couldn't ^Dget more packed the ^Alove birds were dressed in ^Dwhite and black the ^Gpreacher turned to the ^Dgroom and asked, him to ^Aslip the ring on her left hand he ^Emturned to his best man, and ^Asaid

Chorus:

^DHold my ^Gbeer, this ^Awon't take ^Dlong I want it ^Gback and I don't ^Awant it ^Dgone I trust you ^Embuddy,^A here hold my ^Dbeer

**spoken** I now pronounce you... ya'll Verse 2:

^GThey cut the cake and they ^Dpoured champagne, They ^AMacarena'd and ^Dformed a train They ^Gcrashed right into the ^Dgrooms old flame, As ^Ashe came ^Dcrashin' ^Ain, The new ^Embride just kind of ^Agrinned, and said

Chorus:

^DHold my ^Gbeer, this ^Awon't take ^Dlong I want it ^Gback and I don't ^Awant it ^Dgone, I trust you ^EmHoney,^A here hold my ^Dbeer

Bridge:

When the ^Emcat-fight broke up, The ^Dband broke into some ^GHaggard and Hank and some ^DCash, When ^Emsomebody's cousin that ^Dnobody knew yelled, "^Gwhats with this hillbilly ^Acrap?"... **spoken** You could have heard a pin drop... and then, ^DHold my ^Gbeer, this ^Awon;t take ^Dlong, I want it ^Gback, and I don't ^Awant it ^Dgone, Somebody hold my ^Gbeer, this ^Awont take ^Dlong I want it ^Gback and I don't ^Awant it ^Dgone, I trust you ^Embuddy,^A here hold my ^Dbeer

**spoken** Yeah, naw... no just hold it! I wasn't givin' it to ya to drink! Well, it's gone now... never ask a preacher to hold your beer