Intro: C Am F G x2
C Am F G
She woke up late with headache and her face flat down on the floor.
C Am F G
I don't think she's ever had no worse hangover before.
C Am F G
And then the phone rang and to answer was a thing to regret.
C Am F G
For that little bird sang of things she really wanna forget.
F G F
Being out on her own and nobody calls her telephone.
G
She calls for the face she loves.
C Am
I wear the nasty smile like a crocodile
F G
and say hello I'm the beast of bourbon.
C Am F
I had you in my sight, I saw you last night and now I'm here,
G
the beast of bourbon.
Am G
Well, I saw your every move and I don't know what you've been thinking.
F G
For honey, you've been down there. Four roses you've been drinking
C Am
from the bourbon lake it's the eye of the snake.
F G C
The beast of bourbon brings the shake.
C Am F G
Honey, you've been screwing 'round and your man ain't coming back no more.
C Am F G
Last night, you didn't care. You were just happy I was dead as for sure.
C Am F G
I was your best friend and you couldn't get enough of me.
C Am
That's how it was but you know in the end,
F G
it's always you that set me free.
F G F
When you're being out on your own using your mobile telephone.
G
And you call for the face you know.
C Am
I wear the nasty smile like a crocodile
F G
and say hello I'm the beast of bourbon.
C Am F
I had you in my sight, I saw you last night and now I'm here,
G
the beast of bourbon.
Am G
When you're feeling like a shotgun, I'm there to pull the trigger.
F G
Tonight will be the best you've had you won't see nothing bigger than
C Am
the ten foot pole with the skin of a snake.
F G
When the beast of bourbon brings the shake.
Solo:
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C Am F G
Well, so it moves in circles. Every friday night is always the same.
C Am F G
You curse me every sunday but on thursday you start calling my name.
F G F
When you're being out on your own and nobody calls your telephone.
G
Then you call for the face you love.
C Am
I wear the nasty smile like a Crocodile
F G
and say hello I'm the beast of bourbon.
C Am F
I had you in my sight, I saw you last night and now I'm here,
G
the beast of bourbon.
Am G
It's alright little honey, you don't have to feel so lonely.
F G C
Remember that this night, tonight you'll be the only one who gets
Am
to taste the skin of a snake.
F G C
When the beast of bourbon brings the shake.
Fades out on C Am F G
The beast of bourbon.
The beast of bourbon.
Howdy yeah, the beast of bourbon.
The beast of bourbon brings the shake