Intro 2x: C  G  Em  D

C           G          Em          D
Everybody down in Houston calls him Texas
C           G          Em          D
Everybody way up north calls him cornbread
C                        G
You should've heard the way that his mama called him "baby"
Em             D                            C
Daddy called him "boy", his friends called him "crazy"

 C            G           Em          D
Shoulda just called it like i saw it
C             G             Em                         D
Shoulda just called for help and ran like hell that day
C                          G
The burn, and the sting, and the high, and the heat
         Em                           D                 C
and the left-me-wantin'-more feeling when he kissed me
D                                        C
I shoulda just called him "whiskey

C           G          Em          D
Warmed my body to the core just like a blanket
C           G          Em          D
Tasted so sweet then you took my breath away
C                           G
Hit me so hard like a rock through a window
Em                                       D            C
i knew i was in trouble from the moment i met you, boy

C           G          Em          D
Shoulda just called it like i saw it
C           G          Em          D
Shoulda just called for help and ran like hell that day
C                           G
The burn, and the sting, and the high, and the heat
             Em                      D                  C
and the left-me-wantin'-more feeling when he kissed me
D                            C
I shoulda just called him "whiskey"

C
Now the numb set in
G
He's gone like the wind
Em                     D
and I can barely feel the pain

C           G          Em          D
Shoulda just called it like i saw it
C           G          Em          D
Shoulda just called for help and ran like hell that day
C                          G
The burn, and the sting, and the high, and the heat
             Em                      D                 C
and the left-me-wantin'-more feeling when he kissed me
D                          C
I shoulda just called him "whiskey"

C                         G
The burn, and the sting, and the high, and the heat
             Em                       D                C
and the left-me-wantin'-more feeling when he kissed me
D                          C
I shoulda just called him "whiskey" (3x)