Chords for Chayce Beckham - 23 (Lyrics)

_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Simple as my mama said [Bb] when I was very [Fm] young
[Eb] She told me not to worry son, [Bb] one day you'll be [Fm] someone
[Cm] Here I am [Eb] at 21, [Bb] loaded as a [Fm] stagecoach shotgun
[Cm] I'm sorry mama, please don't [Bb] look at me
[Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] When I got to Oklahoma [Eb] I was 17
My [Bb] papa taught me how to work [Ab] and all he [Eb] was mean
Working all day in that August heat
And [Bb] he taught me how to fish, [Fm] my uncle taught me how to drink _ _ _
_ [Cm] Well I went to [Eb] California and I had me a band
[Bb] And we played in all the bars in [Ab] all the southern lands
[Cm] We played [Eb] all night and we drank for free
[Bb] All of my boys [Ab] and me
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Now [Eb] I'm 23 [Bb] and there ain't nobody [Fm] who can drink like me
Soon I'll [Eb] be 24 [Bb] and the Lord knows that I [F] can't drink no more
[Cm] I know I [Eb] should have taken it slow
[Bb] It's not the way [Fm] that my life goes
_ [Eb] Now [Bb] I know
_ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] You're passed [Eb] out on the [Bb] floor
[Fm] You're sober by [Cm] 24 _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Well I had a girl who loved me the whole damn time
[Bb] And I drank my whiskey [Cm] and she drank wine
Soon my bottle [Eb] was too much to [Bb] company
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
And [Cm] we'd sit on the river and we'd fish all day
[Bb] And we'd drive across the country and [Ab] let the radio play
[Cm] Seven [Eb] damn years I never thought [Bb] she'd leave _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _
Now [Eb] I'm 23 [Bb] and there ain't nobody [F] who can drink like me
[Cm] Soon I'll [Eb] be 24 [Bb] and the Lord knows that I [F] can't drink no more
I know I [Eb] should have taken it slow
[Bb] It's not the way [F] that my life goes
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] Lord I [Bb] know
_ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] You're passed [Eb] out on the [Bb] floor
[Fm] You're sober by [Cm] 24
[Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Simple as my mama said [Gm] when I was very [Fm] young
_ [Cm] She told me not [Eb] to worry son
[Gm] One day you'll be [Fm] someone _
[Cm] Here [Eb] I am at 21
_ [Gm] Loaded as [Fm] a stagecoach shotgun
[Cm] Sorry mama, [Eb] please [Bb] don't look at me
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _