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Corey Smith: The bottle
Intro:
G  Em C D
Git’s a sticky situatEmion
Cthat I’ve gotten myself intoG  
Gsame old obligationEm  
has got me torn betwCeen this ole bottle and yoDu
Gand I’ll probably choose the drinkingEm  
Cso you're probably gonna pack your bagGs
Gspent a few lonely
I was thinkiEmng before you..C  
before you comCe running back...beggin meD  
to be a litGtle stronger
Emto stay sober longer
Cnot to let you downD  
Gmust these demons haunt me
Emand lay their wicked burdens on me
CLord won’t you show me
DHow to put the bottle downG  Em  C  
Di'll put the bottle down
Ganother bourbon vacEmation
Chas got me crawling on the fGloor
Gand i'm in no conditionEm  
to say a word whCen she comes walking through the dooDr
Gthe color starts fadingEm  
Cwhen i hear her crying up and down the haGll
Gas i drift away
i can feel her prayingEm  
saying Lord wCill you show him heaven
after all Dthe hell he's been through
Gi can i be a little stronger
Emand not make her wonder
Cwhen im going to let her dowDn
Gmust these demons haunt me
and lay Emtheir wicked burdens on me
C                                            D
 Am    G/B    C   D   Am   G/B
  Cm
and Lord wont you show me how to put the bottle down
Gcan i be a little stronger
Emand not make her wonder
Cwhen i'm going to let her dowDn
Gmust these demons haunt me
Emand lay their wicked burdens on me
Cand lord wont you show me how..D  
to put the bottle downG  
Dlord i wontcha help me to be
Gjust a little stronger
and to Emstay sober longer
Cand not to let her downD  
Gmust these demons haunt me
and lay Emtheir wicked burdens on me
Cooh lord wont you show me howD..
to put the bottle dowGn ….
Em      C       D

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The Bottle

by Corey Smith

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G/B

Corey Smith: The bottle

Intro:

G Em C D

G Em

it’s a sticky situation

C G

that I’ve gotten myself into

G Em

same old obligation

C D

has got me torn between this ole bottle and you

G Em

and I’ll probably choose the drinking

C G

so you're probably gonna pack your bags

spent a few lonely

Em C

I was thinking before you..

C D

before you come running back...beggin me

to be a little stronger

to stay sober longer

C D

not to let you down

must these demons haunt me

and lay their wicked burdens on me

Lord won’t you show me

D G Em C

How to put the bottle down

i'll put the bottle down

G Em

another bourbon vacation

C G

has got me crawling on the floor

G Em

and i'm in no condition

C D

to say a word when she comes walking through the door

G Em

the color starts fading

C G

when i hear her crying up and down the hall

as i drift away

i can feel her praying

saying Lord will you show him heaven

after all the hell he's been through

i can i be a little stronger

and not make her wonder

C D

when im going to let her down

must these demons haunt me

and lay their wicked burdens on me

C D

Am G/B C D Am G/B

and Lord wont you show me how to put the bottle down

can i be a little stronger

and not make her wonder

C D

when i'm going to let her down

must these demons haunt me

and lay their wicked burdens on me

C D

and lord wont you show me how..

to put the bottle down

lord i wontcha help me to be

just a little stronger

and to stay sober longer

C D

and not to let her down

must these demons haunt me

and lay their wicked burdens on me

C D

ooh lord wont you show me how..

to put the bottle down ….

Em C D

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