The Bottle

	  		
Intro: A7  C  G  A7 

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Just because I drink more than I used to 
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Doesn't mean that you're the one to blame 
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Just because I come home a little later every night 
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Doesn't mean that I'm living in shame 

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Lord it's not you, it's me that should be sorry 
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I've neglected you more than I should 
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You say we can work it out together 
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It would be so easy if we could 

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But how can I explain the way I'm feelin' 
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I've always kept my feelings locked inside 
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It's easier to tell them to a stranger 
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And drinking seems to soothe my wounded mind 

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Maybe someday I'll be the way you want me 
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It seems I've let this bottle take command 
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You say you don't think it holds the answer 
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Oh but sometimes it helps me be a man