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Patty Loveless - Cheap Whiskey
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: G  
He sits all aDlone in his Emeasy chair D  
Staring Gback on his Dlost yesterGdays D  
Long beGfore he enDcountered the Embottle D  
And the Gdemons that Ddrove her aGwayD_G  D  
In his Ghand he is Dholding her Emphotograph D  
Her Gimage all Dtear-stained and Gworn D  
ToGnight he's emDbracing reEmality D  
                 G            D      G  G-Gadd9-
And he curses the day he was born 
CHORUS: 
GAnd the Cdarkness still echoes her Gwarning 
You Ccan't have two Gloves in your Emlife 
Now the Gthings that will haunt him 
'Til the Gday Gadd9that  Ghe Cdies____
           GN.C.
Is the smell of cheap whiskey 
       (D)                   G  F-Em-Dm-     G  F-Em- 
And the sound of goodbye___
DmSince the Ghour that she left he's been Emsober 
And each Gbreath that he Ddraws makes him Gthink 
About the light of his life lost forEmever 
                  G            D       G  G-Gadd9-
When he traded her love for a drink
CHORUS: 
GAnd the Cdarkness still echoes her Gwarning 
You Ccan't have two Gloves in your Emlife 
Now the Gthings that will haunt him 
'Til the Gday Gadd9that  Ghe Cdies____
           GN.C.
Is the smell of cheap whiskey 
       (D)                  G  
And the sound of goodbye___
INSTRUMENTAL:   G  G-Gadd9-G-  C    G      C    G  F-Em-Dm-     G  G-Gadd9-
CHORUS: 
GAnd the Cdarkness still echoes her Gwarning 
You Ccan't have two Gloves in your Emlife 
Now the Gthings that will haunt him 
'Til the Gday Gadd9that  Ghe Cdies____
           GN.C.
Is the smell of cheap whiskey 
       (D)            G  
And the sound of goodbye___

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Cheap Whiskey

by Patty Loveless

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

Patty Loveless - Cheap Whiskey

CAPO: 4th Fret

INTRO:

D Em D

He sits all alone in his easy chair

G D G D

Staring back on his lost yesterdays

G D Em D

Long before he encountered the bottle

G D G D G D

And the demons that drove her away_

G D Em D

In his hand he is holding her photograph

G D G D

Her image all tear-stained and worn

G D Em D

Tonight he's embracing reality

G D G G Gadd9

And he curses the day he was born

CHORUS:

G C G

And the darkness still echoes her warning

C G Em

You can't have two loves in your life

Now the things that will haunt him

G Gadd9 G C

'Til the day that he dies____

N.C.

Is the smell of cheap whiskey

D G F Em Dm G F Em

() --- --

And the sound of goodbye___

Dm G Em

Since the hour that she left he's been sober

G D G

And each breath that he draws makes him think

About the light of his life lost forever

G D G G Gadd9

When he traded her love for a drink

CHORUS:

G C G

And the darkness still echoes her warning

C G Em

You can't have two loves in your life

Now the things that will haunt him

G Gadd9 G C

'Til the day that he dies____

N.C.

Is the smell of cheap whiskey

D G

()

And the sound of goodbye___

G G Gadd9 G C G C G F Em Dm G G Gadd9

INSTRUMENTAL: --- --- --

CHORUS:

G C G

And the darkness still echoes her warning

C G Em

You can't have two loves in your life

Now the things that will haunt him

G Gadd9 G C

'Til the day that he dies____

N.C.

Is the smell of cheap whiskey

D G

()

And the sound of goodbye___

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