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ARTIST: Brad Paisley
TITLE: Alcohol

key: Bb>Intro:

B E (2x's)


B                          E                 B                            E
I can make anybody pretty, I can make you believe any lie
B                             F#/Bb     G#m         B/F#        F#
I can make you pick a fight with somebody twice your size
B                                          E
I've been known to cause a few breakups
B                                          E
I've been known to cause a few births
B                           F#/Bb     G#m     B/F#        F#
I can make you new friends or get you fired from work

(Chorus 1)

B                                   E          B                                E
And since the day I left Milwaukee, Lynchburg and Bordeaux France
B                          F#/Bb B/F#       B
I've been making the bars lots of big money
C#m                            F#
And helping white people dance
B                             E               B                              E
I got you in trouble in High School, college now that was a ball
B                            F#/Bb             B/F#   B                  F#
You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me
B      E   B      E
Alcohol! Alcohol!


B                                       E               
I got blamed at your wedding reception
B                                             E
For your best mans embarrassing speech
B                F#/Bb G#m                 B/F#        F#
And also for those naked pictures of you at the beach
 

B                                          E 
I've influenced kings and world leaders
B                                             E
I helped Hemmingway write like he did
B                       F#/Bb         B/F#         B
And I'll bet you a drink or two that I can make you
F#
Put that lamp shade on your head

(Chorus 2)

B                                   E          B                                E
And since the day I left Milwaukee, Lynchburg and Bordeaux France
B                         F#/Bb       B/F#           B
I've been making a fool out of folks just like you
C#m                             F#
And helping white people dance
B                              E                B                   E
I am medicine and I am poison I can help you up or make you fall
B                            F#/Bb             B/F#   B                  F#
You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me 
B E
Alcohol!

(Repeat Chorus 1)

+- CHORDS USED -------------+
| |
| B - X 2 4 4 4 2 |
| E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 |
| F#/Bb - 6 X 4 6 7 X |
| G#m - 4 6 6 4 4 4 |
| B/F# - X X 4 4 4 2 |
| F# - 2 4 4 3 2 2 |
| C#m - X 4 6 6 5 4 |
| |
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