It Ain’t the Whiskey
Written by Greg Barnhill, Jim Daddario & Cole Deggs
Recorded by Gary Allan

(No Capo)

Intro.:  (Em) ---

I (Em)stood there in the middle of the church of the broken (C)people
(Em)Listened to the walking wounded tell their (C)stories
(Em/B)My turn came I told em' my name, I said, "(C)this aint my first time"
And then a (G)man started talkin' how the devil and the bottles (D)ruined my life
With (C)last night on my breath I stood up and said, ---

(Chorus)
It ain't the (G)whiskey, it ain't the (D/F#)cigarettes
It ain't the (Em)stuff I smoke, it's all these (C)things I can't forget
And it ain't the (G)hard times, it ain't the (D/F#)all nights
No, it ain't that (Em)easy, 'cause it ain't the (C)whiskey that's killin' me

Solo:  |(Em) |(C) |

So (Em)what do you got for this empty spot in-(C)side of me
The (Em)deep dark hole where love used to be (C)
Before she (Em)ripped it out and ran into the (C)arms of someone else
Y'all (G)sit in this room and you talk like ya' got some kind of (D/F#)remedy
Well, I hear (C)what you're tellin' me, I got all the proof I need

(Chorus)
It ain't the (G)whiskey, it ain't the (D/F#)cigarettes
It ain't the (Em)stuff I smoke, it's all these (C)things I can't forget
And it ain't the (G)hard times, it ain't the (D/F#)all nights
No, it ain't that (Em)easy, 'cause it ain't the (C)whiskey that's killin' me

Solo:  |(Em) |(C) |(Em) |2/4(C) |4/4(D)

I've done ev'ry thing to (Am)drown this hurt inside, but I can't (C)wash you off of my mind

(Chorus)
It ain't the (G)whiskey, it ain't the (D/F#)cigarettes
It ain't the (Em)stuff I smoke, it's all these (C)things I can't forget
And it ain't the (G)hard times, it ain't the (D/F#)all nights
It ain't that (Em)easy, 'cause it ain't the (C)whiskey that's killin' me

Outro.:  |(Em) |(C) |(Em) |(C)(Am)(G) It ain' the|(Em)whiskey |(C) that's killin' me |
        |(Em) |(C) / (Am)(C/G)|(D) |(Em) |(D/F#) |(G) |(Am) |(A) |(Em) -----