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Artist: The Mavericks
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The Bottle Let Me Down (Tonight)
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The Bottle Let Me Down (Tonight)
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Each night I leave the barroom when it's over
Not feeling any pain at closing time
But tonight your mem'ry found me much too sober
Well, until I couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind
Tonight the bottle let me down
And let your mem'ry hang around
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Tonight, tonight the bottle let me down
(piano and metals solos)
Well, each night I need a bottle that I could turn to
And lately i've been turning every day
But the wine don't take effect the way it used to
And I'm a hurtin' in an old familiar way
Tonight the bottle let me down
And let your mem'ry hang around
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down
(guitar, metals and piano solos)
Tonight the bottle let me down
And let your mem'ry hang around
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down
Tonight the bottle let me down
Tonight the bottle let me down
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