capo 1  
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Verse1: 
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Tell me why a lesson in life can come so strong, like a good melody, with a bad song, 
 Am                    C                             G 
when I was a child, my momma tried to get me to understand, I thought it was a man,  
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but the bottle was her best friend, up until, the day she passed away, 
    G        G 
I cried, I cried, like a baby deep inside 



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I’d take him out back, show him who I am, whoop his ass cause he ain’t my friend,  
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that’s the way I would handle it..  if whyskey was a man  

Verse2: 
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I sat down, at the bar last night and watched an older man half spent, 
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they cut him off, told him that was it, he said boy, what do I do, 
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cause I can’t drive and I might, I just might, take a ride with the devil home tonight,  
                    C                         G 
So I told him, the only thing to do, you only get one chance to make it alright,  
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yea buddy if I was you,  

 

[Refrão]
 Am                                   C                                   G 
I’d take him out back, show him who I am, whoop his ass cause he ain’t my friend,  
 Em                               Em                   Am     C      G G  
that’s the way I would handle it..  if whyskey was a mannn.. whoahhhh.. 

Bridge: 
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This life’s been good to me, but I’ve learned from what I’ve seen,  
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If the devil shows up tonight, he better be ready to fight,  cause I’ma.. 



[Refrão]
Am                               C                                    G 
Take him out back, show him who I am, whoop his ass cause he ain’t my friend,  
 Em                                 Em                    Am  C G Em                          Am 
that’s the way I’m gonna handle it..  if whiskey was a man...         If whiskey was a man.