Drank Like A River

whiskeytown drank like a river Intro A G D A ( x2 ) [ A ] he was nearly died , when he re [ G ] turned to the town where he’d [ D ] come from [ A ] he’s brown baggin’ it tonight , be [ G ] hind some [ D ] tavern [ A ] somebody wrecked his life , and i bet [ G ] you it was his [ D ] darlin [ A ] somebody wrecked his life , and i bet [ G ] you it was his [ D ] darlin [ D ] so he drank like A [ A ] river when their [ G ] wedding bells rang [ D ] watched from the [ A ] steeple as the [ G ] choir girls sang [ D ] died in the [ A ] gutter on his [ G ] feet and his hands same [ D ] hands that [ A ] once touched her [ D ] face A G D A ( x2 ) [ A ] he was nearly died , when he re [ G ] turned to the town he’d [ D ] come from [ A ] he’s hanging out drinking beer with [ G ] his brother in - [ D ] law [ A ] he was a drinker at night , in the [ G ] morning he was un [ D ] nerving [ A ] he was a drinker both times of [ G ] day when he lost his [ D ] darlin [ D ] so he drank like A [ A ] river when their [ G ] wedding bells rang [ D ] watched from the [ A ] steeple as the [ G ] choir girls sang [ D ] died in the [ A ] gutter on his [ G ] feet and his hands same [ D ] hands that [ A ] once touched her [ D ] face [ D ] so he drank like A [ A ] river when their [ G ] wedding bells rang [ D ] watched from the [ A ] steeple as the [ G ] choir girls sang [ D ] died in the [ A ] gutter on his [ G ] feet and his hands same [ D ] hands that [ A ] once touched her [ D ] face