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Pills I Took - Hank Williams III
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Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
C  F  C  G  C
[Verse 1]
CWell, I've been awake for Feight days straight
Well, it Cmust've been them pills I tookG.
CI been twitchin' an' turnin' an' Fseein' visions
CIt must've been them Gpills I tookC.
[Chorus]
FWell, I don't know what they were an' I don't Cknow where I got 'em,
But they sure did make me feel goodAm.
AmThey kept my hB7eart from fCeelin' blue,G  
An' Amkept my tB7houghts aCway from you.G  
CWell, there's blood on the carpet an' Fholes in the walls
Well, it Cmust've been them pills I tookG.
CYeah, the mirrors are all busted an' Fsomeone's cryin'
CIt must've been them Gpills I tookC.
[Instrumental Break]
F  C  Am
Am  B7  C  G
Am  B7  C  G
[Verse 2]
CI've lied an' I've stole an' I Fain't fuckin' jokin'
CIt must've been them pills I tookG.
CYeah, the mirrors are all busted an' Fsomeone's cryin'
CIt must've been them Gpills I tookC.
[Chorus]
FI still don't know what they were an' I don't Cknow where I got 'em,
But they sure did make me feel goodAm.
AmThey kept my hB7eart from fCeelin' blue,G  
AmAn' kept my tB7houghts aCway from you.G  
[Outro]
(typical country song ending)
C  F  C  G  C
G  C

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Pills I Took

by Hank Williams III

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Pills I Took - Hank Williams III

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Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

C F C G C

[Verse 1]

C F

Well, I've been awake for eight days straight

C G

Well, it must've been them pills I took.

C F

I been twitchin' an' turnin' an' seein' visions

C G C

It must've been them pills I took.

[Chorus]

F C

Well, I don't know what they were an' I don't know where I got 'em,

But they sure did make me feel good.

Am B7 C G

They kept my heart from feelin' blue,

Am B7 C G

An' kept my thoughts away from you.

C F

Well, there's blood on the carpet an' holes in the walls

C G

Well, it must've been them pills I took.

C F

Yeah, the mirrors are all busted an' someone's cryin'

C G C

It must've been them pills I took.

[Instrumental Break]

F C Am

Am B7 C G

[Verse 2]

C F

I've lied an' I've stole an' I ain't fuckin' jokin'

C G

It must've been them pills I took.

C F

Yeah, the mirrors are all busted an' someone's cryin'

C G C

It must've been them pills I took.

[Chorus]

F C

I still don't know what they were an' I don't know where I got 'em,

But they sure did make me feel good.

Am B7 C G

They kept my heart from feelin' blue,

Am B7 C G

An' kept my thoughts away from you.

[Outro]

(typical country song ending)

C F C G C

G C

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