Intro: Eb Bb Fm Cm Eb Bb Fm Fm Fm Fm Verse: Cm Eb Bb Fm Simple as my mama said when I was very young Cm Eb She told me not to worry, son Bb Fm One day you'll be someone Cm Eb But here I am at twenty one Bb Fm As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun Cm I'm sorry mamma Eb Bb Fm Fm Fm Fm Please don't look at me Verse: Cm Eb Yeah, when I got to Oklahoma, I was seventeen Bb Fm My papa taught me how to work, and Lord, he was mean Cm Eb Workin' all day in that August heat Bb And he taught me how to fish Fm Fm Fm Fm My uncle taught me how to drink Verse: Cm Eb Well, I went California and I had me a band Bb Fm And we played in all the bars in all the Southern lands Cm Eb We played all night and we drank for free Bb Fm Fm Fm Fm All of my boys and me Chorus: Cm Eb Bb Fm Now I'm 23 and therе ain't nobody who can drink like me Cm Eb Bb F Soon I'll be 24, and thе Lord knows that I can't drink no more Cm Eb I know I shoulda taken it slow Bb F Cm Eb It's not the way that my life goes Bb Fm Fm Fm Fm Now I know Cm Eb Bb When you're passed out on the floor Fm Cm Eb Bb Fm Fm Fm Fm You’re sober by 24 Verse: Cm Eb Well, I had a girl who loved me the whole damn time Bb F And I'd drink my whiskey and she'd drink wine Cm Eb Bb Fm Fm Fm Fm But soon, my bottle was too much to company Cm Eb Yeah, we’d sit on the river and we’d fish all day Bb Fm And we'd drive across the country, let the radio play Cm Eb Bb Fm Ab Seven damn years, I never thought she'd leave Ab Gm F F xA ------------ xE -3--2--0--0- xC ------------ xG ------------ Chorus: Cm Eb Bb Fm Now I'm 23 and therе ain't nobody who can drink like me Cm Eb Bb F Soon I'll be 24, and thе Lord knows that I can't drink no more Cm Eb I know I shoulda taken it slow Bb F Cm Eb It's not the way that my life goes Bb Fm Fm Fm Fm Lord, I know Cm Eb Bb When you're passed out on the floor Fm Cm Eb Bb Fm Cm Eb Bb Fm Fm Fm Fm You’re sober by 24 Outro: Cm Eb Bb Fm Simple as my mama said when I was very young Cm Eb She told me not to worry, son Bb Fm One day you'll be someone Cm Eb But here I am at twenty one Bb Fm As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun Cm I'm sorry mamma Eb Bb Fm Fm Cm Please don't look at me
