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Aaron Watson - Wish I Could Say I'd Been Drinking
[Verse 1]
GWell I've done some things 
That I can't uEmndo 
I took your trCust 
And I tore it in Dtwo 
GNo man in his right mind could've said it's oEmver 
Still, I tCold you gooDdbye completely Gsober 
[Chorus]
EmWish I could sCay I'd been Ddrinkin' 
And blame the Embottle 
But I've Cnever been one to bDooze 
EmLord only Cknows what I was Dthinkin' 
Wish I could say I'd been Cdrinkin' 
But even Dthat's just a fool's Gexcuse 
[Verse 2]
GWell, my mom knows 
Her baby boy knows Embetter 
it's gonna Cbreak her heart 
To hear we're not toDgether 
She's always Gsaid she cares so much for Emyou 
So what is she gonna Csay 
About the Dhell I've put you Gthrough 
[Chorus]
EmWish I could sCay I'd been Ddrinkin' 
And blame the Embottle 
But I've Cnever been one to bDooze 
EmLord only Cknows what I was Dthinkin' 
Wish I could say I'd been Cdrinkin' 
But even Dthat's just a fool's Gexcuse
[Verse 3]
EmEven Tennessee whiskey couldn't Gwash away the pain 
CWatered down with tear drops 
Over Dlight Kentucky rain 
[Chorus]
EmWish I could sCay I'd been Ddrinkin' 
And blame the Embottle 
But I've Cnever been one to bDooze 
EmLord only Cknows what I was Dthinkin' 
Wish I could say I'd been Cdrinkin' 
But even Dthat's just a fool's Gexcuse
EmWish I could sCay I'd been Ddrinkin' 
And blame the Embottle 
But I've Cnever been one to bDooze 
EmLord only Cknows what I was Dthinkin' 
Wish I could say I'd been Cdrinkin' 
But even Dthat's just a fool's Gexcuse

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Wish I Could Say Id Been Drinking

by Aaron Watson

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Aaron Watson - Wish I Could Say I'd Been Drinking

[Verse 1]

Well I've done some things

That I can't undo

I took your trust

And I tore it in two

G Em

No man in his right mind could've said it's over

C D G

Still, I told you goodbye completely sober

[Chorus]

Em C D

Wish I could say I'd been drinkin'

And blame the bottle

C D

But I've never been one to booze

Em C D

Lord only knows what I was thinkin'

Wish I could say I'd been drinkin'

D G

But even that's just a fool's excuse

[Verse 2]

Well, my mom knows

Her baby boy knows better

it's gonna break her heart

To hear we're not together

G Em

She's always said she cares so much for you

So what is she gonna say

D G

About the hell I've put you through

[Chorus]

Em C D

Wish I could say I'd been drinkin'

And blame the bottle

C D

But I've never been one to booze

Em C D

Lord only knows what I was thinkin'

Wish I could say I'd been drinkin'

D G

But even that's just a fool's excuse

[Verse 3]

Em G

Even Tennessee whiskey couldn't wash away the pain

Watered down with tear drops

Over light Kentucky rain

[Chorus]

Em C D

Wish I could say I'd been drinkin'

And blame the bottle

C D

But I've never been one to booze

Em C D

Lord only knows what I was thinkin'

Wish I could say I'd been drinkin'

D G

But even that's just a fool's excuse

Em C D

Wish I could say I'd been drinkin'

And blame the bottle

C D

But I've never been one to booze

Em C D

Lord only knows what I was thinkin'

Wish I could say I'd been drinkin'

D G

But even that's just a fool's excuse

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