Getting Drunk And Fallin Down Chords

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Getting Drunk And Fallin Down by Hank Williams III is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                                  C                 G 
Gettin' drunk and fallin' down has taken its toll on me 
                                             A                            D 
I like livin' life full throttle, but now it seems like I'm runnin' outta steam 
     G                                       C               G 
I'll never give up on havin' fun and raisin' hell in Tennes- see 
                                             D                  G 
I like a good time livin' on the run with my good friend miser- y 

               G                                                  A    D 
'Cuase gettin' drunk and fallin' down, I'd say I'm known all over town 
         G                           C             G 
It's the kind of livin' that's gonna put me in the ground 
                  D       G 
Gettin' drunk and fallin' down 

G G G G G G A D 
G G C G G D G G 

       G                          C                G 
Well I did my best to stay on the good side of the tracks 
                                               A                    D 
But my friend Billy Joe's done got me drinkin' back outta the paper sack 
    G                            C           G 
And now I'm here drinkin' all a- lone at the bar 
                               D          G 
Buck Owens a-singin' about his honky-tonk scar 

               G                                                  A    D 
'Cuase gettin' drunk and fallin' down, I'd say I'm known all over town 
         G                           C             G 
It's the kind of livin' that's gonna put me in the ground 
                  D       G 
Gettin' drunk and fallin' down 

        G         D       G      G G G D     G 
Gettin' drunk and fallin' down 
    	

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