By: Merle Haggard w/ George Jones 
Recorded in Bb 
 
Capo: 3rd fret 
 
INTRO:   C F G    G F D    C F G    G D G 
 
 
VERSE ONE 
G                          C         G 
I remember a girl from the Salvation Army 
                             D 
Walked into the barroom last night 
          G                      C 
Well, she took out her bible and sat down beside us 
     G          D7           G             
and proccede to show us the light. 


[Refrão]
         C 
Well, we must?ve been drunk  
        G 
when we said we?d stop drinkin 
                       D 
a double shot over the line 
       C 
Oh, we had to be drunk 
     G 
Lord what were we thinkin? 
                        D7          G 
Well, we must have been out of our minds 
 
 
VERSE TWO 
 G                             C          G 
Well, I rolled a smoke, as she read us a scripture 
                              D    
St. Peter, St. Luke  and  St. Paul 
                G                           C 
And I said ,now how come your talkin?.about walkin? on water 
    G             D7         G 
to two drunks who can?t even crawl 
 
CHORUS 
         C 
Well, we must?ve been drunk  
        G 
when we said we?d stop drinkin 
                       D 
a double shot over the line 
       C 
Oh, we had to be drunk 
     G 
Lord what were we thinkin?       
                        D7         G     Ab (key change 1/2 step up) 
Well, we must have been out of our minds 
 
VERSE THREE 
      Ab                   C#      Ab 
I was down on my knees.the last I remember 
                               Eb 
She was prayin? me back to the fold 
   Ab                               C# 
And I might have promised that I?d  give up the bottle 
          Ab            Eb          Ab 
but Jack Daniels walked off with my soul. 
 
CHORUS 
         C# 
Well, we must?ve been drunk  
        Ab 
when we said we?d stop drinkin 
                       Eb 
a double shot over the line 
       C# 
Oh, we had to be drunk 
     Ab 
Lord what were we thinkin? 
                        Eb7        Ab 
Well, we must have been out of our minds 
 
CHORUS REPEAT 
Tagg   
                       Eb7         Ab 
Well, we must have been out of our minds