Chords for Richard Thompson and Loudon Wainwright III- Down Where the Drunkards Roll (Songwriter's Circle)
Tempo:
94.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Dead drunk, man.
It's a very short step.
Any drunks in the audience this evening?
[C#] [G] Most of you.
Oh, see the boys out walking
The boys that look so fine
[C] Dressed up in [G] green velvet
[C] Their silver buckles [G] shine
Soon there'll be [C] blurry eyes
[D] Under [G] a keg of [C] wine
Down where the [D] drunkards roam
[C] Down where the [Em] drunkards [D] roam
[G] Oh, see that lover standing
Just staring at the ground
He [C] went looking for the real [G]
thing
[C] And lies were all he [G] found
[C] [G] You can get the real thing
[Am] [D] Oh, the [G] cost of [C] time
Down where the [Bm] drunkards roam
[D]
[C] Down where the [D] drunkards roam
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C]
[D] [G] Oh, now there goes a troubled woman
Now she dreams a troubled dream
She [C] looks out on the [G] highway
And [C] she keeps her money [G] clean
Soon she'll be returning
To the [D] place [Bm] where she's the [C] queen
Down where the drunkards
[D]
[C] Down where the [D] drunkards
[C] [G] Now you can be a gambler
Who never drew a house
[C] And you can be a [G] sailor
Who [C] never left dry [G] land
And you can be Jesus
And [C] [D] everyone will [Bm] [C] understand
Down where the [D] drunkards
[G] [C] Down where the drunkards [D] roam
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[N]
It's a very short step.
Any drunks in the audience this evening?
[C#] [G] Most of you.
Oh, see the boys out walking
The boys that look so fine
[C] Dressed up in [G] green velvet
[C] Their silver buckles [G] shine
Soon there'll be [C] blurry eyes
[D] Under [G] a keg of [C] wine
Down where the [D] drunkards roam
[C] Down where the [Em] drunkards [D] roam
[G] Oh, see that lover standing
Just staring at the ground
He [C] went looking for the real [G]
thing
[C] And lies were all he [G] found
[C] [G] You can get the real thing
[Am] [D] Oh, the [G] cost of [C] time
Down where the [Bm] drunkards roam
[D]
[C] Down where the [D] drunkards roam
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C]
[D] [G] Oh, now there goes a troubled woman
Now she dreams a troubled dream
She [C] looks out on the [G] highway
And [C] she keeps her money [G] clean
Soon she'll be returning
To the [D] place [Bm] where she's the [C] queen
Down where the drunkards
[D]
[C] Down where the [D] drunkards
[C] [G] Now you can be a gambler
Who never drew a house
[C] And you can be a [G] sailor
Who [C] never left dry [G] land
And you can be Jesus
And [C] [D] everyone will [Bm] [C] understand
Down where the [D] drunkards
[G] [C] Down where the drunkards [D] roam
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[C]
[D]
[C] [G]
[D]
[N]
Key:
C
G
D
Bm
Em
C
G
D
Dead drunk, man.
It's a very short step.
Any drunks in the audience this evening?
[C#] _ [G] Most of you.
_ Oh, see the boys out walking
The _ _ boys that look so fine
_ _ [C] _ Dressed up in [G] green velvet
_ [C] Their silver buckles [G] shine _ _
Soon there'll be [C] blurry eyes
[D] Under [G] a keg of [C] wine
_ _ Down where the _ [D] drunkards roam _ _ _
_ _ [C] Down where the _ [Em] drunkards [D] roam
_ _ _ _ [G] Oh, see that lover standing
Just _ staring at the ground
He _ [C] went looking for the real [G]
thing
[C] And lies were all he [G] found _ _
[C] _ [G] You can get the real thing
[Am] [D] Oh, the [G] cost of [C] time
_ Down where the _ [Bm] drunkards roam
[D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Down where the _ [D] drunkards roam
_ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh, now there goes a troubled woman
Now _ she dreams a troubled dream
_ She [C] looks out on the [G] highway
And [C] she keeps her money [G] clean _
_ Soon she'll be returning
To the [D] place [Bm] where she's the [C] queen
Down where the drunkards
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Down where the _ _ [D] drunkards
_ _ _ _ [C] [G] Now you can be a gambler
Who never drew a house
_ [C] And you can be a [G] sailor
Who [C] never left dry [G] land _
And you can be _ Jesus
And [C] [D] everyone will [Bm] _ [C] understand
_ Down where the _ _ [D] drunkards _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] Down where the _ drunkards [D] roam
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_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a very short step.
Any drunks in the audience this evening?
[C#] _ [G] Most of you.
_ Oh, see the boys out walking
The _ _ boys that look so fine
_ _ [C] _ Dressed up in [G] green velvet
_ [C] Their silver buckles [G] shine _ _
Soon there'll be [C] blurry eyes
[D] Under [G] a keg of [C] wine
_ _ Down where the _ [D] drunkards roam _ _ _
_ _ [C] Down where the _ [Em] drunkards [D] roam
_ _ _ _ [G] Oh, see that lover standing
Just _ staring at the ground
He _ [C] went looking for the real [G]
thing
[C] And lies were all he [G] found _ _
[C] _ [G] You can get the real thing
[Am] [D] Oh, the [G] cost of [C] time
_ Down where the _ [Bm] drunkards roam
[D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Down where the _ [D] drunkards roam
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh, now there goes a troubled woman
Now _ she dreams a troubled dream
_ She [C] looks out on the [G] highway
And [C] she keeps her money [G] clean _
_ Soon she'll be returning
To the [D] place [Bm] where she's the [C] queen
Down where the drunkards
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Down where the _ _ [D] drunkards
_ _ _ _ [C] [G] Now you can be a gambler
Who never drew a house
_ [C] And you can be a [G] sailor
Who [C] never left dry [G] land _
And you can be _ Jesus
And [C] [D] everyone will [Bm] _ [C] understand
_ Down where the _ _ [D] drunkards _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] Down where the _ drunkards [D] roam
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