Intro: (G)  (G)  (G)  (G) 
 
You'd (G) think after fourty 
(Am) Long days and nights 
I'd (C) finally get used to the (G) rain (D)  
But un(G)til the storm passes 
(Am) Out of my mind  
The (C) only thing I know 
To (D) take for the pain is  
 
(C) Small, small doses, 
A (G) sip at a time 
A little (Em) whiskey and water 
I'll (C) sit here all night 
Some live with heartaches 
But (G) I'm killing (Em) mine 
With (G) small, small doses 
A (D) sip at a (G) time 
 
My (G) doctor said "son 
Aint a (Am) thing I can do  
To (C) help you get on with your (G) life" (D) 
So 'til (G) I find a way 
To for(Am)get about you 
(C) Me and your memory 
Will (D) have a big time 
 
(C) Small, small doses, 
A (G) sip at a time 
A little (Em) whiskey and water 
I'll (C) sit here all night 
Some live with heartaches 
But (G) I'm killing (Em) mine 
With (G) small, small doses 
A (D) sip at a (G) time 
 
With (C) small, small doses, 
A (G) sip at a time 
A little (Em) Jim Beam and water 
I'll (C) sit here all night  
Some live with heartaches 
But (G) I'm killing (Em) mine 
With (G) small, small doses 
A (D) sip at a (C) time 
 
With (G) small, small doses 
A (D) sip at a (C) time (G)