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I Was Drunk

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I WAS DRUNK
[Intro]
G C G C G C
[Verse]
Gi left my baby staCnding on the porch in the rGainC  G  C  
Gthought that they would see a day, All they saw was pDain
Gtried to pull myself away from the jCunk
my lGittle girl crDied, And i was drGunkC  G  
[Verse]
Gi can't blame the women Cor friends from the pasGt
Gthe drink turned to hard stuff and that turned to worse real fDast
And I gGave every dollar we had  Cto some street dealing punk
while my faGmily worried bout mDe , I was dGrunk
[Bridge]
Cnever got more than DI bargained for
Lord I neGver caDme out on topEm  
I'd qCuit if I could But my wDill wasn't good
once I StaCrted, I just couldn't sDtop
I just couldn't sGtop
[Instrumental]
 G C G D G C G D G C G
[Verse]
GI Feel in love with a girCl  who didn't know i was a foolG  C  G  
Gshe fell for my lies and my charm till I found that barDstool
I lGove her so much  but I couldn't get out of that fCunk
yeah she marGried a good man   DAnd I was drGunkC  
[Tag]
sChe's gGone and she's happyD  
And I'm drGunk
[Outro]
G

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I Was Drunk

by Mike Zito

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I WAS DRUNK

[Intro]

G C G C G C

[Verse]

G C G C G C

i left my baby standing on the porch in the rain

G D

thought that they would see a day, All they saw was pain

G C

tried to pull myself away from the junk

G D G C G

my little girl cried, And i was drunk

[Verse]

G C G

i can't blame the women or friends from the past

G D

the drink turned to hard stuff and that turned to worse real fast

G C

And I gave every dollar we had to some street dealing punk

G D G

while my family worried bout me , I was drunk

[Bridge]

C D

never got more than I bargained for

G D Em

Lord I never came out on top

C D

I'd quit if I could But my will wasn't good

C D

once I Started, I just couldn't stop

I just couldn't stop

[Instrumental]

G C G D G C G D G C G

[Verse]

G C G C G

I Feel in love with a girl who didn't know i was a fool

G D

she fell for my lies and my charm till I found that barstool

G C

I love her so much but I couldn't get out of that funk

G D G C

yeah she married a good man And I was drunk

[Tag]

C G D

she's gone and she's happy

And I'm drunk

[Outro]

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