Intro.:  G x4bars

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Gettin' drunk and fallin' down has taken its toll on me

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I like livin' life full throttle, but now it seems like I'm runnin' outta steam

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I'll never give up on havin' fun and raisin' hell in Tennessee

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I like a good time livin' on the run with my good friend misery



Chorus:

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'Cause gettin' drunk and fallin' down, I'd say I'm known all over town 

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It's the kind of livin' that's gonna put me in the ground

                 D       G
Gettin' drunk and fallin' down



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Well I did my best to stay on the good side of the tracks

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But my friend Billy Joe's done got me drinkin' back outta the paper sack

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And now I'm here drinkin' all alone at the bar

                              D          G
Buck Owens a-singin' about his honky-tonk scar



Chorus:

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'Cause gettin' drunk and fallin' down, I'd say I'm known all over town

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It's the kind of livin' that's gonna put me in the ground

                 D       G
Gettin' drunk and fallin' down



Outro:


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Gettin' drunk and fallin' down