Ol George Stopped Drinkin Today
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste:
1st traste
*no chord*
Me and the bottle
E
Have always been friends
B
Oh, we've had a few ol' nasty fights
A E
But the bottle would always win
E
And when I go to answer that final curtain call
B E
I can hear these words bein' whispered by all.
E
Ol' George stopped drinkin' today
A
They're all gonna gather round me
E
Lord, I wish they could hear me say
A
No more income taxes
E A
No more bills to pay
E B E
Ol' Geroge stopped drinkin' today.
E
Down in Mississippi
E
The highway patrol
B
Will read it in the paper
A
And say, God Rest his soul
E
No more will he wobble
E
Down life's highway
B E
Cause George stopped drinkin today.
F
F
They'll say he had a problem
F
Dealing with his mind
C
He just couldn't seem to make it
Bb
Anywhere on time
F
But when the roll is called up yonder
F
And heaven I know
C
You can bet the Possum is gonna show.
F
Ol' George stopped drinkin' today
Bb
They're all gonna gather round me
F
Lord I wish they could hear me say
Bb
No more income taxes
F Bb
No more bills to pay
F C F
Ol' Geroge stopped drinkin' today.
F C F
Ol' Geroge stopped drinkin' today...
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