[Verse 1]
She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart he spent his whole life tryin' to forget
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind until the night
[Chorus 1]
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger and finally drank away her memory
Life is short, but this time, it was bigger Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
We found him with his face down in the pillow with a note that said, "I'll love her 'til I die"
And when we buried him beneath the willow, The angels sang a whiskey lullaby
[Post-Chorus]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
[Verse 2]
The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind until the night
[Chorus 2]
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger and finally drank away his memory
Life is short, but this time, it was bigger than the strength she had to get up off her knees
We found her with her face down in the pillow, Clinging to his picture for dear life
We laid her next to him beneath the willow, While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby
[Outro]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
[Verse 1]
D G Bm
She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
A D G A
She broke his heart he spent his whole life tryin' to forget
Bm A D
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
Bm A D
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind
A
Until the night
[Chorus 1]
D A
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
Bm G
And finally drank away her memory
D A
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Bm G
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
D A
We found him with his face down in the pillow
Bm G
With a note that said I'll love her till I die
D A
And when we buried him beneath the willow
G Bm
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby
Bm G
la la la la la la la lalalalala
Bm G
la la la la la la la lalalalala
[Verse 2]
D G Bm
The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
A D G A
For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
Bm A D
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
Bm A D
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind
A
Until the night
[Chorus 2]
D A
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
Bm G
And finally drank away his memory
D A
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Bm G
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
D A
We found her with her face down in the pillow
Bm G
clinging to his picture for dear life
D A
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
G Bm
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby
[Interlude]
Bm G
la la la la la la la lalalalala (gradually grow softer)
Bm G
la la la la la la la lalalalala
Bm G
la la la la la la la lalalalala
Bm (One stroke, hard on the E string)
la la la la la la la lalalalala