Chords for I Wish I Was Still Drinking
Tempo:
91.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I wish I was still drinking whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, [G] so sweet to [A] my ear
[D] I wouldn't have to listen to [Bm] the time that's running out
[D] I'd use it much more wisely
[A] I'd drink and fall [D] about
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] then I'd have no fear
[G] I'd tell you how to fix the world, [A] then have another beer
[G] I wouldn't have to feel the [Bm] pain that's in a mother's eyes
[D] I'd drink till I believed the sound
Of [A] my own [D] drunken lies
[G] [A] Mmmmmmm
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D] I wish I was still drinking, when nothing is too clear
Like the TV evangelist, [G] fueling [A] people's fear
[D] Taking all their hard earned [Bm] cash in the name of the Holy One
[D] The days are surely numbered
[A] The day will [D] surely come
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] I was a lot more fun
[G] Life of the endless party, [A] friends with anyone
[G] I wouldn't have to answer [Bm] for the promises I broke
[D] Like the president today, or [A] when he drank and [D] snorted coke
[G] Mm [A]-hm, [Bm] mm-hm, mm-hm,
[G] mm [A]-hm-hm, [D] mmm
Wish I was still drinking, then I wouldn't have to hear
The sound of rapid gunfire [G] exploding [A] in my ear
[D] I'd drink through the nightmares [Bm] of friends crying out for help
[D] I would drink through everything [A] I've seen or [D] heard or felt
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] oh I really, really do
[G] I'd gather all my fair weather [A] friends like him and her and you
[G] I'd count all them missing [Bm] teeth, they can no longer chew
[D] I'd even drive my old white car
[A] Cause she likes [D] drinking too
Yeah I wish I was still drinking, whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, [G] so sweet [A] to my ear
[D] I wouldn't have to listen [Bm] to the time that's running out
[D] I'd use it much more wisely
[A] I'd drink and [D] fall about
[G] [A] [Bm] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D]
The sound of glasses clinking, [G] so sweet to [A] my ear
[D] I wouldn't have to listen to [Bm] the time that's running out
[D] I'd use it much more wisely
[A] I'd drink and fall [D] about
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] then I'd have no fear
[G] I'd tell you how to fix the world, [A] then have another beer
[G] I wouldn't have to feel the [Bm] pain that's in a mother's eyes
[D] I'd drink till I believed the sound
Of [A] my own [D] drunken lies
[G] [A] Mmmmmmm
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D] I wish I was still drinking, when nothing is too clear
Like the TV evangelist, [G] fueling [A] people's fear
[D] Taking all their hard earned [Bm] cash in the name of the Holy One
[D] The days are surely numbered
[A] The day will [D] surely come
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] I was a lot more fun
[G] Life of the endless party, [A] friends with anyone
[G] I wouldn't have to answer [Bm] for the promises I broke
[D] Like the president today, or [A] when he drank and [D] snorted coke
[G] Mm [A]-hm, [Bm] mm-hm, mm-hm,
[G] mm [A]-hm-hm, [D] mmm
Wish I was still drinking, then I wouldn't have to hear
The sound of rapid gunfire [G] exploding [A] in my ear
[D] I'd drink through the nightmares [Bm] of friends crying out for help
[D] I would drink through everything [A] I've seen or [D] heard or felt
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] oh I really, really do
[G] I'd gather all my fair weather [A] friends like him and her and you
[G] I'd count all them missing [Bm] teeth, they can no longer chew
[D] I'd even drive my old white car
[A] Cause she likes [D] drinking too
Yeah I wish I was still drinking, whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, [G] so sweet [A] to my ear
[D] I wouldn't have to listen [Bm] to the time that's running out
[D] I'd use it much more wisely
[A] I'd drink and [D] fall about
[G] [A] [Bm] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
D
A
G
Bm
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I wish I was still drinking whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, [G] so sweet to [A] my ear
[D] I wouldn't have to listen to [Bm] the time that's running out
[D] I'd use it much more wisely _ _ _
[A] I'd drink and fall [D] about
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] then I'd have no fear
[G] I'd tell you how to fix the world, [A] then have another beer
[G] I wouldn't have to feel the [Bm] pain that's in a mother's eyes
[D] I'd drink till I believed the sound
_ Of [A] my own [D] drunken lies
_ _ [G] _ [A] Mmmmmmm _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[D] I _ _ wish I was still drinking, when nothing is too clear
Like the TV evangelist, [G] fueling [A] people's fear
[D] Taking all their hard earned [Bm] cash in the name of the Holy One
[D] The days are surely numbered
_ _ _ [A] The day will [D] surely come
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] I was a lot more fun
[G] Life of the endless party, [A] friends with anyone
[G] I wouldn't have to answer [Bm] for the promises I broke
[D] Like the president today, _ or [A] when he drank and [D] snorted coke _ _
[G] Mm [A]-hm, [Bm] mm-hm, mm-hm, _ _
[G] mm [A]-hm-hm, [D] mmm _ _
Wish I was still drinking, then I wouldn't have to hear
The sound of rapid gunfire [G] exploding [A] in my ear
[D] I'd drink through the nightmares [Bm] of friends crying out for help
[D] I would drink through everything [A] I've seen or [D] heard or felt
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] oh I really, really do
[G] I'd gather all my fair weather [A] friends like him and her and you
[G] I'd count all them missing [Bm] teeth, they can no longer chew
[D] I'd even drive my old white car
_ _ _ [A] Cause she likes [D] drinking too
_ _ _ _ Yeah I wish I was still drinking, whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, [G] so sweet [A] to my ear
[D] I wouldn't have to listen [Bm] to the time that's running out
[D] I'd use it much more wisely _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] I'd drink and [D] fall about
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[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
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I wish I was still drinking whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, [G] so sweet to [A] my ear
[D] I wouldn't have to listen to [Bm] the time that's running out
[D] I'd use it much more wisely _ _ _
[A] I'd drink and fall [D] about
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] then I'd have no fear
[G] I'd tell you how to fix the world, [A] then have another beer
[G] I wouldn't have to feel the [Bm] pain that's in a mother's eyes
[D] I'd drink till I believed the sound
_ Of [A] my own [D] drunken lies
_ _ [G] _ [A] Mmmmmmm _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[D] I _ _ wish I was still drinking, when nothing is too clear
Like the TV evangelist, [G] fueling [A] people's fear
[D] Taking all their hard earned [Bm] cash in the name of the Holy One
[D] The days are surely numbered
_ _ _ [A] The day will [D] surely come
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] I was a lot more fun
[G] Life of the endless party, [A] friends with anyone
[G] I wouldn't have to answer [Bm] for the promises I broke
[D] Like the president today, _ or [A] when he drank and [D] snorted coke _ _
[G] Mm [A]-hm, [Bm] mm-hm, mm-hm, _ _
[G] mm [A]-hm-hm, [D] mmm _ _
Wish I was still drinking, then I wouldn't have to hear
The sound of rapid gunfire [G] exploding [A] in my ear
[D] I'd drink through the nightmares [Bm] of friends crying out for help
[D] I would drink through everything [A] I've seen or [D] heard or felt
I [G] wish I was still drinking, [D] oh I really, really do
[G] I'd gather all my fair weather [A] friends like him and her and you
[G] I'd count all them missing [Bm] teeth, they can no longer chew
[D] I'd even drive my old white car
_ _ _ [A] Cause she likes [D] drinking too
_ _ _ _ Yeah I wish I was still drinking, whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, [G] so sweet [A] to my ear
[D] I wouldn't have to listen [Bm] to the time that's running out
[D] I'd use it much more wisely _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] I'd drink and [D] fall about
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