| G | D | C9 | G | D | C9 | |
| She said she was gonna leave, she finall | y did today |
| G | D | C9 | |
| I drove up just in time, to wat | ch her drive a | way |
| G | D | C9 | |
| And as I read the note she left, it cut me ri | ght to the | bone |
| G | D | C9 | D | G | |
| Was a story of a woman who needed more than a man wh | o was always gone |
| G | D | C9 | |
| She said Lord knows I've tried, I've done | the best I can |
| G | D | C9 | |
| But I've learned it's just to hard, loving a | music man |
| G | D | C9 | |
| I pretend I understand, but ti | me keeps passing | by |
| G | D | C9 | D | G | |
| And while you're out there chasing your dream | s, I'm here living a lie |
| G | D | C9 | |
| Whiskey | on the rocks is what I n | eed |
| G | D | C9 | |
| Set em' up bartender, | gonna drink till I can't | see |
| G | D | C9 | |
| Watch the whiskey in the glass turn to water |
| C9 D (one strum) |
| It gets weaker, but I get stronger |
| G | D | C9 | |
| As I sit here in this bar, where | everyone knows my n | ame |
| G | D | C9 | |
| They all think I hit the big time, I'm heade | d for fortune a | nd fame |
| G | D | C9 | |
| But I'm still not on the jukebox, my p | ictures arent on th | e wall |
| G | D | C9 | D | G | |
| I know I'm headed somewhere, I ju | st hope it's not for a fal | l |
| Chorus |
| Bridge: |
| C9 | G | |
| Everytime I think Im on my way up, someting knocks me back | to the ground |
| C9 Am walk down C9 D |
| Then I find the strength to get back up, I can't let this ol' guitar down |
| Chorus |