C
Will I ask my old buddy to call her on the phone
G7
He'll say I'm working late again once more she'll be alone
C C7 F
But I'll sit here in this barroom just as long as I can
C F C G7 C
Cause the bottle in the hand is much stronger than the man
F C
After all I've said and done she should leave me on the run
F C G7
Cause I've hurt her just as much as I can
C C7 F
But I'll keep up my sinful livin' and she'll go on forgivin'
C F C G7 C
She knows the bottle in the hand is much stronger than the man
I'd go home if I was able cause this night life's gettin' old
G7
Like the food on the table our love is growing cold
C C7 F
But she goes to bed each evening without her loving man
C F C G7 C
Because the bottle in the hand is much stronger than the man
F C
After all I've said and done she should leave me on the run
F C G7
Cause I've hurt her every way that I can
C C7 F
But I'll keep up my sinful livin' and she'll go on forgivin'
C F C G7 C
She knows the bottle in the hand is much stronger than the man
