0Intro -x2-: Am0 Am1 C62 Am3 1 2Verse: Am4 Am5 3I kissed the kids at noon and stumbled out the room C66 Am7 4I caught up a cab, ran up a tab at 7th and Flower Am8 Am9 5Best recital I had to ruin, missed my son's graduation C610 Am11 6Punched the Nickles boy for taking his seat, he gets all the anger 7 8Bridge: Am12 Am13 9From me, said things could be much worse, natural disaster C614 Am15 10On the evening news Am16 Am17 11Said things could be much worse, we still got our health C618 Am19 Am20 12My paycheck in the mail 13 14Chorus: C21 G22 15I promised to my wife, and children F23 C24 G25 16I'd never touch another drink as long as I live F26 C27 G28 17But even then, it sounds so soothing F29 18This will blow over in time F30 19This will all blow over in time 20 21Verse: Am31 Am32 22I'm just an honest man, provide for me and mine C633 Am34 Am35 23I give a check to tax detuctible organizations Am36 Am37 24Two weeks vacation won't heal the damage done C638 Am39 25I need another one 26 27Bridge: Am40 Am41 28Said things could be much worse, natural disaster C642 Am43 29On the evening news Am44 Am45 30Said things could be much worse, we still got our health C646 Am47 Am48 31My paycheck in the mail 32 33Chorus: C49 G50 34I promised to my wife and children F51 C52 G53 35I'd never touch another drink as long as I live F54 C55 G56 36But even then, it sounds so soothing F57 C58 G59 37To mix a gin and sink into oblivion F60 C61 G62 38I promised to my wife and children F63 C64 G65 39That accident left everyone a little shook up F66 C67 G68 40But at the meetings I felt so empty F69 41This will blow over in time F70 42This will all blow over in time 43 44Outro: Am71 Am72 -x4- Am73 Am74 C675 Am76 -x2- Am77