Smoke Break

	  		 
 


 Intro:      D 


 Verse: 
           D                                            C  
 She's a small-town, hard-working woman just trying to make a living 
                       G                                       D 
 Working three jobs, feeding four little mouths in a run-down kitchen 
           D                                      C 
 When you never taking nothing and doing nothing but giving 
                    G                                     D 
 It's hard to be a good wife and a good mom and a good Christian 


  
C          G          D 
 She said, I don't drink 
                          C 
 But sometimes I need a stiff drink 
                 G  
 Sipping from a high, full glass 
                       D 
 Let the world fade away 
C          G         D 
 She said, I don't smoke 
                          C 
 But sometimes I need a long drag 
                  G 
 Yeah, I know it might sound bad 
                          D            C    G    D 
 But sometimes I need a smoke break 



 Verse: 
         D                                          C 
 He's a big-city, hard-working man just trying to climb the ladder 
            G                                   D 
 First generation to go to college instead of driving a tractor 
        D                                      C 
 Never had nothing handed to him on a silver platter 
                         G                                     D 
 It's hard to be a good man, good son, do something good that matters 


 
C         G         D 
 He said, I don't drink 
                        C 
 But sometimes I wanna pop that top 
                  G 
 Take a swig and make the world stop 
                      D 
 And watch it fade away 
C         G         D 
 He said, I don't smoke 
                        C 
 But sometimes I wanna light it up 
              G 
 Yeah, when things get tough 
                      D           C    G    D 
 Sometimes I need a smoke break 



 D      C      G      D  


 Bridge:   
C G  D                                     C 
 So here's to you and here's to when the day gets long 
       G                                      D 
 Go ahead, I understand if you wanna take a load off 


  
(G)        D 
 I don't drink 
                          C 
 But sometimes I need a stiff drink 
                 G  
 Sipping from a high, full glass 
                       D 
 Let the world fade away 
C          G         D 
 She said, I don't smoke 
                          C 
 But sometimes I need a long drag 
                  G 
 Yeah, I know it might sound bad 
                         D             
 But sometimes I need a  
                       (G) 
 Sometimes I need a  



 Outro: 
D 
 When the day gets long 
C 
 When the work's all done 
G 
 When the sun sets 
           D           C   G 
 When you need to forgeeeeeeet 
D 
 Grab that cup, mmm 
C 
 Fill it up 
  G 
 Sip it slow 
                D           C    G    D 
 And let it aaaaaaall go 


 End on D