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CAPO: 1st FRET Intro D A Em Bm D A Em Em Em Em Verse Bm D A Em Simple as my mama said when I was very young Bm D She told me not to worry, son A Em One day you'll be someone Bm D But here I am at twenty one A Em As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun Bm I'm sorry mamma D A Em Em Em Em Please don't look at me Verse Bm D Yeah, when I got to Oklahoma, I was seventeen A Em My papa taught me how to work, and Lord, he was mean Bm D Workin' all day in that August heat A And he taught me how to fish Em Em Em Em My uncle taught me how to drink Verse Bm D Well, I went California and I had me a band A Em And we played in all the bars in all the Southern lands Bm D We played all night and we drank for free A Em Em Em Em All of my boys and me Chorus Bm D A Em Now I'm 23 and therе ain't nobody who can drink like me Bm D A E Soon I'll be 24, and thе Lord knows that I can't drink no more Bm D I know I shoulda taken it slow A E Bm D It's not the way that my life goes A Em Em Em Em Now I know Bm D A When you're passed out on the floor Em Bm D A Em Em Em Em You’re sober by 24 Verse Bm D Well, I had a girl who loved me the whole damn time A E And I'd drink my whiskey and she'd drink wine Bm D A Em Em Em Em But soon, my bottle was too much to company Bm D Yeah, we’d sit on the river and we’d fish all day A Em And we'd drive across the country, let the radio play Bm D A Em G Seven damn years, I never thought she'd leave G F#m E E E ------------ B ------------ G ------------ D ------------ A ------------ E -3--2--0--0- Chorus Bm D A Em Now I'm 23 and therе ain't nobody who can drink like me Bm D A E Soon I'll be 24, and thе Lord knows that I can't drink no more Bm D I know I shoulda taken it slow A E Bm D It's not the way that my life goes A Em Em Em Em Now I know Bm D A When you're passed out on the floor Em Bm D A Em Bm D A Em Em Em Em You’re sober by 24 Verse Bm D A Em Simple as my mama said when I was very young Bm D She told me not to worry, son A Em One day you'll be someone Bm D But here I am at twenty one A Em As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun Bm I'm sorry mamma D A Em Em Bm Please don't look at me