Biography:
Sam Riggs wears a legacy of honest country, makes good rock, writes lyrics that matter and straps on a stage presence second to none.” -- Ray Wylie Hubbard
Receiving a hand up in this business of music from the likes of Ray Wylie Hubbard is no small accomplishment, and that mentorship – and sometimes harsh instruction – was not lost on Sam Riggs, who has had the fortunate opportunity to meander through Wylie’s cerebral countryside over the last few years.
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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
G G D
Bartender, bartender, pour me a shot.
C G
I've got a memory to drown.
G D
And I'm not givin' up until me or that memory
C D G G
is buried six feet in the ground.
[Verse]
G G
Hey Sailor Jerry, its good to see you.
C G
I can see you're doin' fine.
G C G
Pull up a glass while I'm thinkin' this through,
C D G
you always get me through the night.
[Verse]
G D
And oh mister Jameson, what's that you say?
C G
I should just leave her behind?
G D
Cause I'm better off now without her wicked ways
C D G
that drove me out of my mind.
G
Well now,
[Chorus]
G G D
Bartender, bartender, pour me a shot.
C G
I've got a memory to drown.
G D
And I'm not givin' up until me or that memory
C D G
is buried six feet in the ground.
[Bridge]
Em D
Shot glass in hand, time to dig a hole
C G
so damn deep nobody will know
Em D C
where I laid to rest my heartbroken soul.
[Verse]
G G
Well I guess that I should just pay off my tab,
C C
go home and hope for the best.
G D
But she'll never miss me n' this glass of whiskey
C D G
it seems to be all I got left.
G
Woah now,
[Chorus]
G G D
Bartender, bartender, pour me a shot.
C G
I've got a memory to drown.
G D
On second thought pass me a bottle instead,
C D G
tonight I'm gonna shoot this one down.
[Verse]
Em D
Woah, I've tried this before without any luck,
C G
she always come back around.
G G
But I'm not givin' up until me or that memory
C D G
is buried six feet in the ground,
C D G
buried six feet in the ground,
C D G
oh buried six feet in the ground
G
[Verse]
G G D
Bartender, bartender, pour me a shot.
C G
I've got a memory to drown.
G D
And I'm not givin' up until me or that memory
C D G G
is buried six feet in the ground.
[Verse]
G G
Hey Sailor Jerry, its good to see you.
C G
I can see you're doin' fine.
G C G
Pull up a glass while I'm thinkin' this through,
C D G
you always get me through the night.
[Verse]
G D
And oh mister Jameson, what's that you say?
C G
I should just leave her behind?
G D
Cause I'm better off now without her wicked ways
C D G
that drove me out of my mind.
G
Well now,
[Chorus]
G G D
Bartender, bartender, pour me a shot.
C G
I've got a memory to drown.
G D
And I'm not givin' up until me or that memory
C D G
is buried six feet in the ground.
[Bridge]
Em D
Shot glass in hand, time to dig a hole
C G
so damn deep nobody will know
Em D C
where I laid to rest my heartbroken soul.
[Verse]
G G
Well I guess that I should just pay off my tab,
C C
go home and hope for the best.
G D
But she'll never miss me n' this glass of whiskey
C D G
it seems to be all I got left.
G
Woah now,
[Chorus]
G G D
Bartender, bartender, pour me a shot.
C G
I've got a memory to drown.
G D
On second thought pass me a bottle instead,
C D G
tonight I'm gonna shoot this one down.
[Verse]
Em D
Woah, I've tried this before without any luck,
C G
she always come back around.
G G
But I'm not givin' up until me or that memory
C D G
is buried six feet in the ground,
C D G
buried six feet in the ground,
C D G
oh buried six feet in the ground
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