F#
There he goes again

Lost in the drink
     G
The bottle's half empty
       G
As he tries not to sink
          B
There he goes again

           F#
He lost control again

The drink takes him down
    G
Despair in his eyes
       G
As he tries not to drown
          B
There he goes again


[Pre-Chorus]

She says
B               E
"Don't give in now
          F#
We still need you
         F#          E
I still need you around


He says
B              E
"I don't know how
             F#
But I still need you
     F#         E
To save me somehow"
           B
There he goes again


[Chorus]

B              C#
Worse for the wear
       D            E
Empty glass, empty stare
         G        F#         E
And he tried to outrun his history
B                     C#               D            E
And his kids and his wife fought like hell for his life
        G
They tried
        F#               E
In the end, it ain't a mystery

He said
  B           C#             D           E
"Show me the way, don't give up on me today"
         G
See, I tried
    F#        E
If anybody's listening"
             B           C#
But they're broken down now
       D           E
As he lies in the ground
      G
They tried
                   G                 B
They just weren't stronger than the whiskey

[Verse 2]


           F#
There he goes again

Slave to the drink
     G
The bottle's now empty
       G
As he tries not to think
          B
There he goes again


[Pre-Chorus]

She says
B               E
"Don't give in now
          F#
We still need you
         F#          E
I still need you around


He says
B              E
"I don't know how
             F#
But I still need you
     F#         E
To save me somehow"
           B
There he goes again


[Chorus]

B              C#
Worse for the wear
       D            E
Empty glass, empty stare
         G        F#         E
And he tried to outrun his history
B                     C#               D            E
And his kids and his wife fought like hell for his life
        G
They tried
        F#               E
In the end, it ain't a mystery

He said
  B           C#             D           E
"Show me the way, don't give up on me today"
         G
See, I tried
    F#        E
If anybody's listening"
             B           C#
But they're broken down now
       D           E
As he lies in the ground
      G
He tried
            G                 B     C#  D  E  F#
He wasn't stronger than the whiskey
            G                 B (then pluck E, F#) x 3 then B
He wasn't stronger than the whiskey