Intro: E E F#7 F#7 A7 B7 E E Verse: E Iʼve been mad Iʼve been drunk F#7 Iʼve been so high I canʼt tell up from down A7 But lately Iʼve been working B7 E E On trying to get my feet back on the ground E It ainʼt easy on the wagon F#7 Hell I lost more of my mind than I have found A7 All these drinking songs weʼre playing B7 E E Make it hard staying sober in this town E Iʼd take a paycheck and Iʼd turn it F#7 To a sack of weed and Iʼd burn it straight to hell A7 Iʼd drink a beer joint dry B7 E E And then the next day Iʼm right back at the well E If the body is a temple F#7 I worked hard to keep the steeple spinning ʼround A7 Then one day I heard the preacher say B7 E E Lord itʼs hard staying sober in this town E E F#7 F#7 A7 B7 E E E E F#7 F#7 A7 B7 E E Verse: E Lord I pray for the courage F#7 To greet the hardened faces with a smile A7 They donʼt notice any difference B7 E E But then again I guess forgiveness just takes a while E Would you believe Heʼd give a sinner Like me amazing grace F#7 How sweet that sound A7 But itʼs been hell crossing over B7 E E Itʼs so hard staying sober in this town Outro: F#7 And the hardest part ainʼt over F Itʼs so hard staying sober E In this town