F
I woke up this morning and I
C
swore to God I'd never,
G                         C
ever take another drink again
F
I fought it like the devil
C
but you know that you're in trouble
G                               C
when your fourteen and drunk by 10AM

F
tried to hide it from my mom and dad

all my friends said straighten up
C                                      F
I just laughed and said you don't understand
C                          G          F           C      G      C
that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man


[Verse 2]
F
at sixteen I was on my own
C
flyin' high and staying stoned
G                                C
I knew everything there was to know
F
I did things that I can't talk about
C
I wore my mom and daddy out
G                                      C
Late nights they spend prayin' for my soul

F
Stayed sober once for nine days in a row

I quit cold-turkey
C                            F
Damn near almost made it to ten
C                            G            F          C
But that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man


[Chorus]
F                       C              G
I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
F                        C                     G
I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
                C                 G          F          C      G      C
'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man


[Verse 3]
F
I don't know when or where it was
C
Or how we met and fell in love
G                                     C
Or why she'd even fall for a guy like me
F
I tried to pull myself together
C
Hopin' we could last forever
G                           C
For a while I started to believe

F
Her daddy said, "She's all I got

Son, don't ever break her heart
C                               F
Promise me before you take her hand"
C                            G          F          C
But that's just too much to ask of a drinkin' man


[Chorus]
F                     C                 G
I look into the mirror, bottle in my hand
F                        C                     G
I'd like to pour it out, I just don't think I can
C                               G            F          C      G     C
'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man


[Coda]
F
I woke up this mornin' and I
C
swore to God I'd never,
G                         C
ever take another drink again