[Intro]
D G Em A
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D G Em A
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[Verse 1]
D
Met a man
G
A sailor man
Em
With an island tan
A
Down in Mexico
D
Sitting there
G
Fish are everywhere
Em
Biggest one this year
A
Couldn't let him go
D G
I said, "Hey man what's your secret?"
Em A
He said, "I'll tell you if you say you'll keep it
D G
You can throw out a line, but you
Em
Can't make 'em bite, you can
A
Drop a lime in your corona light
[Chorus]
D
But you can't drink all day
G Em A
If you don't start in the morning....
D
And get to sipping on the dock of the bay
G Em A D
Just watching that tide roll in...yeah
G Em
Well life's sweeter than a, Margarita so you...
A
Better get to pouring
D
'Cause you can't drink all day
G Em
If you don't start in the morning
A D G Em A
Ooh, start in the morning...........
[Instrumental]
D G Em A
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D
Yeah you can build you a big ole
G
Castle in the sand
Em
Do a backflip
A
Off a catamaran
D
You can bust your ass
G
For a couple hundred grand
Em A
But that ain't gonna make you rich
D G Em
You can get you a hammock you can swing on
A D
Between two palm trees
G Em
Señorita, you can lean on
A
That's all you need
[Chorus]
D
But you can't drink all day
G Em A
If you don't start in the morning....
D
And get to sipping on the dock of the bay
G Em A D
Just watching that tide roll in...yeah
G Em
Well life's sweeter than a, Margarita so you...
A
Better get to pouring
D
'Cause you can't drink all day
G Em
If you don't start in the morning
A D G Em A
Ooh, start in the morning...........
[Guitar Solo]
D G Em A
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D G Em
The glass is half full the way I see it
A D
Drink, it's on the house
G Em
You can take it or leave it
A
Or pour it out
[Chorus]
D
But you can't drink all day
G Em A
If you don't start in the morning....
D
And get to sipping on the dock of the bay
G Em A D
Just watching that tide roll in...yeah
G Em
Well life's sweeter than a, Margarita so you...
A
Better get to pouring
D
'Cause you can't drink all day
G Em
If you don't start in the morning
A D G Em A
Ooh, start in the morning...........
[Song Review]
Ahh yes, country songs and beer. Why is this such a killer combo? Well, because good country songs would just want you to chill and do nothing, just accept life for what it is. No need to be angry or regretful. Just take it everyday as it is and from time to time, enjoy a bottle of beer. This is what the song is about. Don't take life too seriously all the time. It's not a crime to pop a bottle of two of cold ones every now and then.