BACK TO THE BARROOMS AGAIN
4/4 time, key of G
Merle Haggard & Dave Kirby
Now it’s
Chorus:
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back
to
the
barrooms
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Right
back to
drinkin’
a- -gain
Maybe
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-day you’ll love
Some
me e-
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to stay
with
me and
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won’t
And now it’s
whisky
be
my best friend
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-gain
Verse 1:
Now the
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Bar-
-tender knows me,
he
knows
how you
do me
And he
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knows
why I’m
back
here a-
-gain
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patience ‘cause
He must be
given
a
prize
for his
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Now it’s
Bar-
-tenders
do
under-
-stand
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Back
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-gain
Verse 2:
With the loud music roarin’, the bartender pourin’
My shaky legs tryin’ to stand
It’s over and over I’ve tried to stay sober
But, look what a failure I’ve been
Now it’s back to the barrooms again
… and here’s a bluegrass version by
J. D. Crowe