xKey of E
Tuning: eadgbe
[Intro]
E(hammer)
[Verse 1]
A E
My best friend Junior, he lives two trailers down
B A B E
His wife MaryLou she runs the Caberet in town
A E B C#m
They've got two kids, and they don't look like him
B A B A E
He's a tractor tech, he's a redneck, now he's gettin drunk again
[Chorus]
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
E B A
Tryin to remember all those crazy nights that we had
B E A
Now I'm empty, I'm not sad
E B E
Talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
[Verse 2]
A E
Miss Sara Ann Bakersmith, she was my girlfriend
B A B E
I took her top off for the first time at the drive-in
A E B C#m
You know those had to be the coolest things I'd seen
B A B A E
She was passed around like a bottle of crown, but she was always sweet to me
[Chorus]
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
E B A
Tryin to remember all those crazy nights that we had
B E A
Now I'm empty, I'm not sad
E B E
Talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
[Verse 3]
A E
Now Junior's Junior's kid, you know they call him "The Duece"
B A B E
And his grandma she drinks vodka in her orange juice
A E B C#m
She sells pot to kids, and she just got out of jail
B A B A E
Junior had to sell his new John-boat just to help to raise the bail.
[Chorus]
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
E B A
Tryin to remember all those crazy nights that we had
B E A
Now I'm empty, I'm not sad
E B E
Talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
[Verse 4]
A E
Now my name's Carl Wayne, I've had two DUI's
B A B E
Three years ago they took my license I don't drive
A E B C#m
These boots can get me there, I live just down the street
B A B A E
It's last call, it's too far to crawl, now help me to my feet
[Chorus]
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
E B A
Tryin to remember all those crazy nights that we had
B E A
Now I'm empty, I'm not sad
E B E
Talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
[Outro]
E B E
Just talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
E B A B E
Talkin bout the good times
