Chords for Gary Stewart Drinking Thing
Tempo:
114.25 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] Can't get good servants [E] anymore, they don't want to knuckle [Db] down and get a good [C]
job.
Charlie, why don't we leave merry old England and return to country music with a young fella down here at the piano?
I wish you the best.
He's a fine artist and I'll tell you, he's hard in the match right now with his two big ones.
Drinking thing and out of hand, I think he's gonna do drinking thing right now.
Alright, ladies and gentlemen, Gary Stewart!
One, [F]
[Bb] two
[F]
Every day I tell [Bb] myself [C] it's temporary
[F] [C] [Bb] But it's only [Gm] cause she's young makes her [Bb] want [C] another man
[F] Even though she makes [Bb] me feel [C] unnecessary
[Bb] [C]
I [F] finally understand
[Bb] [G] [F] I've got [Bb] this drinking thing
To [F] keep from thinking things
About [Gm] where you've been, [Bb] who you've been with, and [F] what you've done
It's
[Bb] the only thing
But [F] it's the only thing
To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love [F] hanging on
If I wait up at [Bb] home, I'll leave, [D] ask [C] her questions
[F] [Bb] She'll probably [Gm] tell the truth
[Bb] So I don't [C] even ask
So [F] I sit here [Bb] on the bed [C] feeling helpless
And [Bb] I wonder just [C] how long a [F] man can [Bb] last
[G] [F] I've got [Bb] this drinking thing
To [F] keep from thinking things
About [Gm] where you've been, [Bb] who you've been with, and [F] what you've done
And it's [Bb] the only thing
But [F] it's the only thing
To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love [F] hanging on
[Am] To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love [F] hanging on
[N]
job.
Charlie, why don't we leave merry old England and return to country music with a young fella down here at the piano?
I wish you the best.
He's a fine artist and I'll tell you, he's hard in the match right now with his two big ones.
Drinking thing and out of hand, I think he's gonna do drinking thing right now.
Alright, ladies and gentlemen, Gary Stewart!
One, [F]
[Bb] two
[F]
Every day I tell [Bb] myself [C] it's temporary
[F] [C] [Bb] But it's only [Gm] cause she's young makes her [Bb] want [C] another man
[F] Even though she makes [Bb] me feel [C] unnecessary
[Bb] [C]
I [F] finally understand
[Bb] [G] [F] I've got [Bb] this drinking thing
To [F] keep from thinking things
About [Gm] where you've been, [Bb] who you've been with, and [F] what you've done
It's
[Bb] the only thing
But [F] it's the only thing
To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love [F] hanging on
If I wait up at [Bb] home, I'll leave, [D] ask [C] her questions
[F] [Bb] She'll probably [Gm] tell the truth
[Bb] So I don't [C] even ask
So [F] I sit here [Bb] on the bed [C] feeling helpless
And [Bb] I wonder just [C] how long a [F] man can [Bb] last
[G] [F] I've got [Bb] this drinking thing
To [F] keep from thinking things
About [Gm] where you've been, [Bb] who you've been with, and [F] what you've done
And it's [Bb] the only thing
But [F] it's the only thing
To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love [F] hanging on
[Am] To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love [F] hanging on
[N]
Key:
Bb
F
C
Gm
G
Bb
F
C
[F] Can't get good servants [E] anymore, they don't want to knuckle [Db] down and get a good _ [C]
job.
Charlie, why don't we leave merry old England and return to country music with a young fella down here at the piano?
I wish you the best.
He's a fine artist and I'll tell you, he's hard in the match right now with his two big ones.
Drinking thing and out of hand, I think he's gonna do drinking thing right now.
Alright, ladies and gentlemen, Gary Stewart!
One, _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] two_
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ Every day I tell [Bb] myself [C] it's temporary _
_ _ _ [F] _ [C] [Bb] But it's only [Gm] cause she's young makes her [Bb] want [C] another _ man _ _ _
[F] Even though she makes [Bb] me feel _ [C] unnecessary _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I [F] finally understand
[Bb] _ [G] _ [F] _ I've got [Bb] this drinking thing _ _
To [F] keep from thinking _ things
About [Gm] where you've been, [Bb] who you've been with, and [F] what you've done
It's _ _ _
_ [Bb] the only thing
_ But [F] it's the only thing _
To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love _ [F] hanging on
_ _ _ If I wait up at [Bb] home, I'll leave, [D] ask [C] her questions _ _ _ _
[F] [Bb] She'll probably [Gm] tell the truth
_ [Bb] So I don't [C] even ask
_ _ _ So [F] I sit here [Bb] on the _ bed [C] feeling helpless
_ _ And [Bb] I wonder just [C] how long a [F] man can [Bb] last
[G] _ [F] _ I've got [Bb] this drinking thing
_ _ To [F] keep from thinking things
_ About [Gm] where you've been, [Bb] who you've been with, and [F] what you've done
_ _ And it's [Bb] the only thing
_ _ But [F] it's the only thing
_ To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love [F] hanging on _
_ _ _ [Am] To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love _ [F] hanging on _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
job.
Charlie, why don't we leave merry old England and return to country music with a young fella down here at the piano?
I wish you the best.
He's a fine artist and I'll tell you, he's hard in the match right now with his two big ones.
Drinking thing and out of hand, I think he's gonna do drinking thing right now.
Alright, ladies and gentlemen, Gary Stewart!
One, _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] two_
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ Every day I tell [Bb] myself [C] it's temporary _
_ _ _ [F] _ [C] [Bb] But it's only [Gm] cause she's young makes her [Bb] want [C] another _ man _ _ _
[F] Even though she makes [Bb] me feel _ [C] unnecessary _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I [F] finally understand
[Bb] _ [G] _ [F] _ I've got [Bb] this drinking thing _ _
To [F] keep from thinking _ things
About [Gm] where you've been, [Bb] who you've been with, and [F] what you've done
It's _ _ _
_ [Bb] the only thing
_ But [F] it's the only thing _
To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love _ [F] hanging on
_ _ _ If I wait up at [Bb] home, I'll leave, [D] ask [C] her questions _ _ _ _
[F] [Bb] She'll probably [Gm] tell the truth
_ [Bb] So I don't [C] even ask
_ _ _ So [F] I sit here [Bb] on the _ bed [C] feeling helpless
_ _ And [Bb] I wonder just [C] how long a [F] man can [Bb] last
[G] _ [F] _ I've got [Bb] this drinking thing
_ _ To [F] keep from thinking things
_ About [Gm] where you've been, [Bb] who you've been with, and [F] what you've done
_ _ And it's [Bb] the only thing
_ _ But [F] it's the only thing
_ To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love [F] hanging on _
_ _ _ [Am] To [Bb] keep a foolish [C] man in love _ [F] hanging on _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _