G                                  C                 G
Gettin' drunk and fallin' down has taken its toll on me
                                             A                            D
I like livin' life full throttle, but now it seems like I'm runnin' outta steam
     G                                       C               G
I'll never give up on havin' fun and raisin' hell in Tennes- see
                                             D                  G
I like a good time livin' on the run with my good friend miser- y

               G                                                  A    D
'Cuase gettin' drunk and fallin' down, I'd say I'm known all over town
         G                           C             G
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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|(G) |(G) |(C) |(G) |(G) |(D) |(G) |(G) |

       G                          C                G
Well I did my best to stay on the good side of the tracks
                                               A                    D
But my friend Billy Joe's done got me drinkin' back outta the paper sack
    G                            C           G
And now I'm here drinkin' all a- lone at the bar
                               D          G
Buck Owens a-singin' about his honky-tonk scar

               G                                                  A    D
'Cuase gettin' drunk and fallin' down, I'd say I'm known all over town
         G                           C             G
It's the kind of livin' that's gonna put me in the ground
                  D       G
Gettin' drunk and fallin' down

        G         D       G      G G G D     G
Gettin' drunk and fallin' down