Drunkard's Prayer
Written by Chris Stapleton & Jameson Clark
Recorded by John Michael Montgomery
(No Capo)
[Intro]
F C G C C
[Verse 1]
C G C
When I get drunk and talk to God
G C
I say I'm sorry for all the things I'm not
F C F
I mean every word I say and I promise I can change
C G C
When I get drunk and talk with God
[Verse 2]
C G C
When I talk to God I tell Him why we're through
G C
I tell Him all the things I did and didn't do
F C F
I'll say I can't be alone, He'll say son you're on your own
C G C
'Cause when I talk to God I tell Him why we're through
[Chorus]
G G/B F C
I wish that I could go to church but I'm too ashamed of me
G F G
I hate the fact it takes a bottle to get me on my knees
C F
And I hope He'll forgive the things you ain't for- got
C G C
When I get drunk and talk to God
[Solo]
F C G C C
[Verse 3]
C G C
When I talk to God I thank Him for the time
G C
All those precious years that you were mine all mine
F C F
I know He's a busy man He'll help me if He can
C G C
So when I talk to God I thank Him for the time
[Chorus]
G G/B F C
I wish that I could go to church but I'm too ashamed of me
G F G
I hate the fact it takes a bottle to get me on my knees
C F
And I hope He'll forgive the things you ain't for- -got
C G C
When I get drunk and talk to God
F C G F G/D C
Oh, when I get drunk and talk to God