| G | C | |
| Last week he spent his whole paycheck on | whiskey |
| G | D | G | |
| And I know | Friday night he'll d | o it all ag | ain |
| G | C | G | |
| Oh he'll | drink 'til he falls down and then | order one more | round |
| D | G | |
| and then go home with that | bottle in his | hand |
| CHORUS: |
| G | C | G | |
| and the only | thing I can hold onto is This | Bottle In My | Hand |
| D | |
| I know I'll never have to share it with any other | man |
| G | C | G | |
| I'm so g | lad you introduced us and I'll d | o the best I | can |
| D | G | |
| To be faithful to this | bottle in my h | and |
| N/C G C G |
| She told George that changing diapers could sure become a drag |
| D | |
| and to clean the house and cook for him was not her kind of | bag |
| G | C | G | |
| she s | aid he needed someone who would | love and underst | and |
| D | G | |
| and then she left him with this b | ottle in his h | and |
| (repeat the chorus and upon outro) |
| G | D | G | |
| Yes we'll be thankful for this | bottle in our h | and |