Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down Lyrics

Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down--Waylon Jennings
Thanks to CowboyUp for the basic chords. While I don't agree with Waylon's "flip
of the bird" to the Hag near the end of the song, I have to admit, he sings the hell
out of this one. And few can play steel like Ralph Mooney.
INTRO: D D/A A D A D/A
Each night I leave the barroom when it's over
Not feeling any pain at closin' time
But tonight your memory found me much too sober
I couldn't drink enough to get you offa my mind
CHORUS:
Tonight the bottle let me down
Let your memory come around
The one true friend that I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down
I've always had a bottle that I could turn to
Lately I've been turnin' every day
But the booze don't take affect the way it used to
I keep a hurting in old familiar ways
(Ralph Mooney!)
(Eat your heart out, Haggard!)
CHORUS (fade)
CHORDS:
D/F# 2x0232