Must?ve Been Drunk By: Merle Haggard w/ George Jones Recorded in Bb Capo: 3rd fret [Intro]                [Verse] I remember a girl from the Salvation Army Walked into the barroom last night Well she took out her bible and sat down beside us and proccede to show us the light. [Chorus] Well we must?ve been drunk when we said we?d stop drinkin a double shot over the line Oh we had to be drunk Lord what were we thinkin? Well we must have been out of our minds [Verse 2] Well I rolled a smoke as she read us a scr i pture St. Peter St. Luke  and  St. Paul And I said now how come your talkin?.about walkin? on water to two drunks who can?t even crawl [Chorus] Well we must?ve been drunk when we said we?d stop drinkin a double shot over the line Oh we had to be drunk Lord what were we thinkin?       Well we must have been out of our minds [Verse 3] I was down on my knees.the last I remember She was prayin? me back to the fold And I might have promised that I?d  give up the bottle but Jack Daniels walked off with my soul. [Chorus] Well we must?ve been drunk when we said we?d stop drinkin a double shot over the line Oh we had to be drunk Lord what were we thinkin? Well we must have been out of our minds Well we must have been out of our minds

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte l'histoire de deux hommes ivres qui se retrouvent dans un bar, où une jeune femme de l'Armée du Salut vient leur parler de la foi et de la rédemption. Elle lit des passages de la Bible, mais les protagonistes réalisent qu'ils sont à des années-lumière de ces enseignements, étant trop éméchés pour même se lever. Ils se remémorent leurs promesses de sobriété, en se rendant compte qu'elles semblent bien naïves face à leur addiction à l'alcool, symbolisée ici par le whisky. Ce mélange de quête de sens et de lutte contre leurs démons personnels donne une teinte amère mais authentique à leur situation.