D G Bm She put him out like the burning end of a midnight cigarette A D G A She broke his heart he spent his whole life trying to forget Bm A D We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time Bm A D But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind A Until tonight... D G A He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger Bm A G And finally drank away her memory D A Life is short but this time it was bigger Bm A G Than the strength he had to get up off his knees D A They found him with his face down in the pillow Bm A G With a note that said I'll love her til I die D A And when we buried him beneath the willow G Bm The angel's sang a whiskey lullaby Bm G La la la la la la la, La la la la la la la Bm G La la la la la la la, La la la la la la la D G Bm The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself A D G A For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath Bm A D She finally drank her pain away a little at a time Bm A D But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind A Until the night... D G A She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger Bm A G And finally drank away his memory D A Life is short but this time it was bigger Bm A G Than the strength she had to get up off her knees D A We found her with her face down in the pillow Bm A G Clinging to his picture for dear life D A We laid her next to him beneath the willow G Bm While angel's sang a whiskey lullaby Bm G Bm G La la la la la la la, La la la la la la la