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Misery And Gin

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[Verse 1]
DMemories and drinks don't mix too well.
And jukebox records don't play those wedding Gbells.E7  
ALookin' at the world through the bottom of a glass,
All I see is a man who's fading Dfast.A  
[Verse 2]
DTonight, I need that woman again.
What I'd give for my baby to just walk Gin.E7  
ASit down beside me and say it's alright.
Take me home and make sweet love to me toDnight.A7  
[Chorus]
But Dhere I am aD7gain, mixin' Gmisery and E7gin.
Sittin' with Gall my friends and Atalkin' to myDself.
I Glook like I'm havin' a F#7good time but any Bmf-o-o-oA-l can tEell,
That this DHonkytonk Heaven really makes you Gf-e-e-eA-l like hDell.A7  
[Verse 3]
DI light a lonely woman’s cigarette,
We both start talkin' 'bout what we want to forGget.E7  
AHer life story and mine are the same.
We both lost someone and only have ourselves to Dblame.A7  
[Chorus]
But Dhere I am aD7gain, mixin' Gmisery and E7gin.
Sittin' with Gall my friends and Atalkin' to myDself.
I Glook like I'm havin' a F#7good time but any Bmf-o-o-oA-l can teEll,
That this DHonkytonk Heaven really makes you Gf-e-e-eA-l like hDellA7  D  

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Misery And Gin

by Merle Haggard

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F#7

[Verse 1]

Memories and drinks don't mix too well.

G E7

And jukebox records don't play those wedding bells.

Lookin' at the world through the bottom of a glass,

D A

All I see is a man who's fading fast.

[Verse 2]

Tonight, I need that woman again.

G E7

What I'd give for my baby to just walk in.

Sit down beside me and say it's alright.

D A7

Take me home and make sweet love to me tonight.

[Chorus]

D D7 G E7

But here I am again, mixin' misery and gin.

G A D

Sittin' with all my friends and talkin' to myself.

G F#7 Bm A E

I look like I'm havin' a good time but any f-o-o-o-l can tell,

D G A D A7

That this Honkytonk Heaven really makes you f-e-e-e-l like hell.

[Verse 3]

I light a lonely woman’s cigarette,

G E7

We both start talkin' 'bout what we want to forget.

Her life story and mine are the same.

D A7

We both lost someone and only have ourselves to blame.

[Chorus]

D D7 G E7

But here I am again, mixin' misery and gin.

G A D

Sittin' with all my friends and talkin' to myself.

G F#7 Bm A E

I look like I'm havin' a good time but any f-o-o-o-l can tell,

D G A D A7 D

That this Honkytonk Heaven really makes you f-e-e-e-l like hell

About Misery And Gin Chords by Merle Haggard

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