Chords for Mary Gauthier "I Drink"
Tempo:
125.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Em] [C]
[Am] [C] Well he'd get home at 5.30, fix his drink and sit down [F] in his chair
Pick [Am] [G] a fight with mama, complain about us kids [C] getting in his hair
[Am] [C] At night he'd sit alone and smoke, I'd see his frown behind his [F] lighter's flame
Now [G] that same frown's in my mirror, I've got my daddy's blood [C] inside my veins
Fish swim,
[F] birds fly, [C] daddy's [G]
yell, [C] mama's cry
Old men sit [F] and think, [C]
[Dm] [Am] [G]
[C] I drink
[Fm] [F]
[G]
[C]
[F] [Am]
[Dm] [G]
[C]
Chicken TV dinner, six minutes on defrost, three [F] on the pie
[F#] [G] Beer to wash it down with, another, then some whiskey [C] on the side
It ain't so bad alone here, it don't bother me, that every [F] night's the same
[Am] [F] [Am] I [G] don't need another lover, hanging around, trying to make me [C] a change
Fish swim,
[F] birds fly, [G] lovers leave [C] by and by
Old men [F] sit and think, [C]
[Dm] [Am] [G]
[C] I drink
I [Em] know [F] what I am, [C] [Em] but I don't
[F]
give [G] a [Dm] damn
[C] Fish swim, [F] birds fly, [C] [G] daddy's yell, [C] mama's cry
Old men sit [F] and think, [C]
[Dm] [G]
[C] I drink
[Am] [C] Well he'd get home at 5.30, fix his drink and sit down [F] in his chair
Pick [Am] [G] a fight with mama, complain about us kids [C] getting in his hair
[Am] [C] At night he'd sit alone and smoke, I'd see his frown behind his [F] lighter's flame
Now [G] that same frown's in my mirror, I've got my daddy's blood [C] inside my veins
Fish swim,
[F] birds fly, [C] daddy's [G]
yell, [C] mama's cry
Old men sit [F] and think, [C]
[Dm] [Am] [G]
[C] I drink
[Fm] [F]
[G]
[C]
[F] [Am]
[Dm] [G]
[C]
Chicken TV dinner, six minutes on defrost, three [F] on the pie
[F#] [G] Beer to wash it down with, another, then some whiskey [C] on the side
It ain't so bad alone here, it don't bother me, that every [F] night's the same
[Am] [F] [Am] I [G] don't need another lover, hanging around, trying to make me [C] a change
Fish swim,
[F] birds fly, [G] lovers leave [C] by and by
Old men [F] sit and think, [C]
[Dm] [Am] [G]
[C] I drink
I [Em] know [F] what I am, [C] [Em] but I don't
[F]
give [G] a [Dm] damn
[C] Fish swim, [F] birds fly, [C] [G] daddy's yell, [C] mama's cry
Old men sit [F] and think, [C]
[Dm] [G]
[C] I drink
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[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ Well he'd get home at 5.30, _ fix his drink and sit down [F] in his chair
Pick _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ a fight with mama, _ _ _ complain about us kids [C] getting in his hair _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ At night he'd sit alone and smoke, I'd see his frown behind his [F] lighter's flame _
Now _ _ [G] that same frown's in my mirror, _ _ I've got my daddy's blood [C] inside my _ veins
_ _ Fish swim, _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] birds fly, _ [C] _ _ daddy's [G] _
yell, _ _ _ [C] _ mama's cry
_ _ _ Old men _ _ _ _ sit [F] and think, [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I _ _ drink _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Chicken TV dinner, six minutes on _ defrost, three [F] on the pie _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ Beer to wash it down with, _ another, then some whiskey [C] on the side
_ _ _ _ _ It ain't so bad alone here, it don't bother me, _ _ that every [F] _ night's the same
[Am] _ [F] [Am] I [G] don't _ need another lover, _ _ hanging around, _ trying to make me [C] a _ change
_ _ _ Fish swim, _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] birds fly, _ _ _ [G] lovers _ _ _ _ leave [C] by and by
_ _ _ Old men _ _ _ _ [F] sit and think, _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ I _ _ drink
I [Em] know _ _ _ _ _ [F] what I _ am, _ _ [C] [Em] but I don't _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ give [G] a [Dm] damn _
[C] _ _ _ Fish _ swim, _ _ _ _ _ [F] birds _ fly, _ _ [C] [G] daddy's _ yell, _ _ _ [C] _ mama's _ cry
_ _ Old men _ _ _ sit [F] and think, [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] I _ _ _ _ _ drink _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ Well he'd get home at 5.30, _ fix his drink and sit down [F] in his chair
Pick _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ a fight with mama, _ _ _ complain about us kids [C] getting in his hair _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ At night he'd sit alone and smoke, I'd see his frown behind his [F] lighter's flame _
Now _ _ [G] that same frown's in my mirror, _ _ I've got my daddy's blood [C] inside my _ veins
_ _ Fish swim, _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] birds fly, _ [C] _ _ daddy's [G] _
yell, _ _ _ [C] _ mama's cry
_ _ _ Old men _ _ _ _ sit [F] and think, [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I _ _ drink _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Chicken TV dinner, six minutes on _ defrost, three [F] on the pie _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ Beer to wash it down with, _ another, then some whiskey [C] on the side
_ _ _ _ _ It ain't so bad alone here, it don't bother me, _ _ that every [F] _ night's the same
[Am] _ [F] [Am] I [G] don't _ need another lover, _ _ hanging around, _ trying to make me [C] a _ change
_ _ _ Fish swim, _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] birds fly, _ _ _ [G] lovers _ _ _ _ leave [C] by and by
_ _ _ Old men _ _ _ _ [F] sit and think, _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ I _ _ drink
I [Em] know _ _ _ _ _ [F] what I _ am, _ _ [C] [Em] but I don't _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ give [G] a [Dm] damn _
[C] _ _ _ Fish _ swim, _ _ _ _ _ [F] birds _ fly, _ _ [C] [G] daddy's _ yell, _ _ _ [C] _ mama's _ cry
_ _ Old men _ _ _ sit [F] and think, [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] I _ _ _ _ _ drink _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _