Tom: Dm
Gm Bb C
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[Verse 1]
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Hank Williams, he came up from Montgomery
C Dm
With a heartful of hard-luck country songs
Dm Bb
Nashville Tennessee, they didn't understand him
C Dm
Cause he did things differently than the way that they were done
Bb Dm
But when he finally made it to the Grand Ol Opry he made it stand still
C Dm
He ended up on alcohol and pills
[Verse 2]
Dm Bb
Elvis Presley, he came up from Jackson
C Dm
With a brand new way of singin', a brand new way of dancin'
Dm Bb
And even from the waist up, he gave the world a thrill
C Dm
He ended up on alcohol and pills
[Chorus]
F C
Alcohol and pills, is a cryin' shame
Gm Bb
You think they might have been happy with the glory and the fame
F C
But fame don't take away the pain, it just pays the bills
Gm Bb Dm
And you wind up on alcohol and pills
[Verse 3]
Dm Bb
Janis Joplin, she was wild and reckless
C Dm
Then there was Gram Parsons, then there was Jimmy Hendrix
Dm Bb
The story just goes on and on and I guess it always will
C Dm
They ended up on alcohol and pills
[Chorus]
F C
Alcohol and pills, is a cryin' shame
Gm Bb
You think they might have been happy with the glory and the fame
F C
But fame don't take away the pain, it just pays the bills
Gm Bb Dm
And you wind up on alcohol and pills
[Break, same as the verse]
Dm Bb
C Dm
Dm Bb
C Dm
[Bridge]
Gm Dm
Sometimes somebody won't wake up one day
Gm C
Sometimes it's a heart attack, sometimes they won't say
Dm Bb
When they pulled poor old Hank Williams out of a Cadillac Coupe-Deville
C Dm
He ended up on alcohol and pills
[Chorus]
F C
Alcohol and pills, is a cryin' shame
Gm Bb
You think they might have been happy with the glory and the fame
F C
But fame don't take away the pain, it just pays the bills
Gm Bb Dm
And you wind up on alcohol and pills
[Outro]
Gm Bb Dm Dm
On alcohol and pills
