| C | Am | C | F | G | C | |
| You ain't never f | ell as | far as w | hen you f | all in l | ove |
| D | G | |
| Accept the fall you take when you've been lo | ved then given | up |
| C | Am | C | F | G | C | |
| When you've had your h | eart and s | oul ru | bbed in | to the d | irt |
| G | C | F | |
| An 80 proof bottle of tear stopper will t | ake away the h | urt |
| (Chorus) |
| C | |
| Give me an | 80 proof bottle of tear stopper |
| F | |
| And I | 'll start feelin' I've forgot her |
| C | Am | C | F | G | |
| Get a little loose and l | ose her | memo | ry |
| C | |
| And | I won't think I'm close to dying |
| F | |
| Cause its dries up all my cryin' |
| C | Am | C | |
| An 80 proof bottle of t | ear stop | per |
| F | G | C | |
| Always s | ets me fr | ee |
| (Repeat Intro) |
| Verse 2. |
| C | Am | C | F | G | C | |
| It ain't easy l | osin' l | ove altho | ugh it's tu | rned out b | ad |
| D | G | |
| All at once you're turning off old f | eelings you once h | ad |
| C | Am | C | F | G | C | |
| But I've found a he | lpin' h | and ri | ght here | in my h | and |
| G | C | F | |
| An 80 proof bottle of tear stopper will h | elp me take com | mand |
| (Repeat Chorus x2) |