Intro -x2-:
[Am] [Am] [C6] [Am]
Verse:
[Am]I kissed the kids at noon[Am]noon and stumbled out the room
[C6]I caught up a cab, ran u[Am]up a tab at 7th and Flower
[Am]Best recital I had to ru[Am]ruin, missed my son's graduation
[C6]Punched the Nickles boy [Am]for taking his seat, he gets all the anger
Bridge:
From m[Am]me, said things could be much wors[Am]worse, natural disaster
[C6]On the evening new[Am]news
[Am]Said things could be much wo[Am]worse, we still got our health
[C6]My paycheck in the[Am]the mail [Am]
Chorus:
I promised to my [C]wife, and children [G]
[F]I'd never touch ano[C]another drink as l[G]long as I live
[F]But even then, it s[C]sounds so soo[G]soothing
[F]This will blow over in time
[F]This will all blow over in time
Verse:
[Am]I'm just an honest man,[Am]man, provide for me and mine
[C6]I give a check to ta[Am]tax detuctible organiz[Am]organizations
[Am]Two weeks vacation won't heal the damage do[Am]done
[C6]I need another o[Am]one
Bridge:
[Am]Said things could be much worse, [Am]natural disaster
[C6]On the evening new[Am]news
[Am]Said things could be much wo[Am]worse, we still got our health
[C6]My paycheck in the[Am]the mail [Am]
Chorus:
I promised to my w[C]wife and c[G]children
[F]I'd never touch an[C]another drink as l[G]long as I live
[F]But even then, it so[C]sounds so s[G]soothing
[F]To mix a gin and s[C]sink into obl[G]oblivion
[F]I promised to my w[C]wife and ch[G]children
[F]That accident left e[C]everyone a l[G]little sHook up
[F]But at the meetings I f[C]felt so e[G]empty
[F]This will blow over in time
[F]This will all blow over in time
