Blame It On The Booze
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[Intro]
A
[Chorus]
A D
I can blame it on the booze
A
If I want to
Any excuse
E E7
To get me through
D
It's never me
A
It's not my fault
So when it comes to you
E D
I blame it on the booze
[Verse 1]
A E
She couldn't even wait
A
Till I walked through the door
To jump right in the middle of me
E
Just like the night before
D
So I got my truck
Backed it outta the drive
A D
And headed down to a saloon
A
I could blame my wife
E
For my bad life
A E
But I'll probably blame it on the booze
[Chorus]
A D
I can blame it on the booze
A
If I want to
Any excuse
E E7
To get me through
D
It's never me
A
It's not my fault
So when it comes to you
E A
I blame it on the booze
[Instrumental]
A D A E D A D A E A
[Verse 2]
A E
Last night I didn't think the whiskey
A
Was workin' like it should
So I stayed past closing time
E
Just to drink all I could
D
But 7 am got here too fast
A D
And I was late to work again
A
And you can bet
E A E
I was ready to blame it all on the booze for the win
[Chorus]
A D
I can blame it on the booze
A
If I want to
Any excuse
E E7
To get me through
D
It's never me
A
It's not my fault
So when it comes to you
E A
I blame it on the booze
[Chorus]
A D
I can blame it on the booze
A
If I want to
Any excuse
E E7
To get me through
D
It's never me
A
It's not my fault
So when it comes to you
E A
I blame it on the booze
[Tag]
D A
Yeah, when it comes to you
E A
I blame it on the booze
How to play Blame It On The Booze
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