Alcohol and Pills Chords by Fred Eaglesmith

_ _ _ _ _ _ Hank _ Williams, [D] he came up from Montgomery with [E] a heart full of _ country [F#m] songs. _ _ _
But [C#m] Nashville, _ _ Tennessee [D] _ didn't really understand him,
[E] because he did things differently [F#m] than the way that they were done.
But _ [D] when he finally made it to the Grand Ole Opry, [C#m] he made it stand still. _
[E] He ended up _ on alcohol [F#m] and pills. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Elvis Presley, _
[D] he came up from Jackson _ [E] with a brand new way of singing, Lord,
[F#m] and a brand new way of dancing. _
And even from the waist up, Lord, [D] he gave the world a thrill. _
[E] He ended up _ on alcohol [F#m] and pills. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Alcohol and pills, _ _
[E] _ it's a cry and a shame. _
[Bm] You think you might have been happy with [D] the glory and the fame.
_ [A]
But fame doesn't take away the pain, [E] it just pays the bill.
And [Bm] you wind up [D] on _ alcohol [F#m] and pills. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Janis Joplin, _ _
[D] she was wild and reckless. _
[E] And then there was Graham Parsons, Lord, [F#m] and then there was Jimi Hendrix.
The story just goes on and on, and [D] I guess it always will. _
[E] They ended up on alcohol _
[F#m] and pills. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Alcohol and pills, _ _
[E] _ it's a cry and a shame.
[Bm] You think you might have been happy with [D] the glory and the fame.
_ [A] _
Fame doesn't take away the pain, [E] it just pays the bill. _
[Bm] And you wind up [D] on alcohol [Em] and [F#m] pills. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Sometimes _ somebody _ [F#m] just doesn't wake up one day. _ _
[Bm] Sometimes _ it's a heart attack, [E] sometimes they just don't say. _
_ _ _ [F#] But they pulled [C#m] poor old Hank Williams out [D] of a Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
[E] He ended _ up on [B] alcohol [F#m] and _ pills.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Alcohol and pills, _ _ [E] _ it's a cry and a shame.
_ [Bm] You think you might have been happy with [D] the glory and the fame.
_ [A] _ Fame doesn't take away the pain, [E] it just pays the bill.
And [Bm] you wind up _
[D] on alcohol and [F#m] pills. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] And you wind up _
[D] on [E] alcohol _ [F#m] and pills. _
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