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The Bottle Let Me Down

Merle Haggard
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Verse 1

Each night I leave the barroom when it's over
Not feeling any pain at closing time 
But tonight your memory found me much too sober
Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind 

Chorus

Tonight the bottle let me down
and let your memory come around 
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down 

Verse 2

I've always had a bottle I could turn to
And lately I've been turning everyday 
But the wine don't take effect the way it used to
And I'm hurting in an old familiar way 

Chorus

Tonight the bottle let me down
and let your memory come around 
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down 
Tonight the bottle let me down 

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