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Originally by Merle Haggard
tabbed by matador breckle.

E                       A
could be holding you tonight,
A                                  E
could quit doing wrong, start doin' right
E                           H      B   A
you don't care about what i think.
                  E   (G)       E           E
i think i'll just stay here and drink.

E                                    A
hey puttin' you down don't square no deal.
A                        E
least you know the way i feel.
E                         H         B   A
take all the money in the bank.
                E    (G)      E           E
think i'll just stay here and drink.

E                        H
listen close and you can hear,
E                         A
that loud jukebox playin' in my ear
E                               H              B   A
ain't no woman gonna change the way i think.
                E   (G)      E       E      E   A   E   H   B   A   E   (G)   E
think i'll just stay here and drink

E                           A
hurtin' me now don't mean a thing.
A                               E
since lovin' you, don't feel no pain.
E                                 H       B   A
my mind ain't nothin' but a total blank.
A                 E    G        E             E
i think i'll just stay here and drink, yeah.