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Drinking

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This isn't 100% complete but it's pretty close I think.
Thanks to Geoffrey Anderson and NPen1 [tm] for the tab version.
    Bm6= x20132
  GM7/B= x20032
      D= xx0232
Hammer on 0h2 on high e as they do in the song during the Intro, Verse, and 2nd D Chords in Chorus.
(Riff on the final D of Intro)
e|-3-2-0-0h2-|
G|-3-3-3-3---|
B|-2-2-2-2---|
A|-0-0-0-0---|
(D* Riff)
e|-2-----2-----3p2-----3p2-----|
G|---3-----3-------3-------3---|
B|-----2-----2-------2-------2-|
A|-----------------------------|
[Intro]
Bm6 GM7/B D D
Bm6 GM7/B D D
[Verse 1]
You say that driBm6nkingGM7/B  
is better than a DwomanD  
And you say Bm6thinkingGM7/B  
takes too much DtimeD  
But God save your Bm6childreGM7/Bn
should you Dhave themD  
For to you there's Bm6nothingGM7/B  
                  D  D*
if there's no wine
[Chorus]
EOh Gyou have so much DmoreD  
EOh Gwhere has your time DgoneD  
EOh Gwhere has your time DgoneD  
EOh Gyou have so much DmoreD  
[Verse 2]
You sing like an Bm6angelGM7/B  
Your voice melts my DheartD  
Your words are Bm6wisdomGM7/B  
Your life has been DhardD  
Should you ever Bm6wonderGM7/B  
Where all the Dtime has goneD  
You'll find the Bm6answerGM7/B  
Far away Dfrom homeD  
[Chorus]
EOh Gyou have so much DmoreD  
EOh Gwhere has your time Asus4goneA  
[Bridge]
And I dont wanna see you Dlike this when you're Gcrawling Dplease
Don't you Eweep
Cause DI will Gshape the day and Bmmake you Afeel Galright
[Verse 3]
But you say that Bm6drinking GM7/Bis better than a DwomanD  
And you say that Bm6thinking GM7/Btakes too much DtimeD  
You sing like a Bm6siren GM7/Byour voice breaks my DheartD  
                     Bm6                 GM7/B       D  D*
And when you are crying your tears are like wine
[Outro]
EOhhhhG  D  D  
EOhhh  GYou have so much DmoreD  
And I don't wanna see you Elike this when you're GcrawliDngD  
Don't you Eweep for me
Won't you Gbreathe for me
Won't you Dlet me Dbe
I dont wanna see you Elike this when you're Gcrawling ohDhhhD  
EPlease don't you Gdrink
Dont you let me DdowDn
Dont you Eweep
Dont you GweeDpD  
E G D
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
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Drinking

by bôa (UK)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm6

GM7/B

Asus4

This isn't 100% complete but it's pretty close I think.

Thanks to Geoffrey Anderson and NPen1 [tm] for the tab version.

Bm6

= x20132

GM7/B

= x20032

= xx0232

Hammer on 0h2 on high e as they do in the song during the Intro, Verse, and 2nd D Chords in Chorus.

(Riff on the final D of Intro)

e|-3-2-0-0h2-|

G|-3-3-3-3---|

B|-2-2-2-2---|

A|-0-0-0-0---|

(D* Riff)

e|-2-----2-----3p2-----3p2-----|

G|---3-----3-------3-------3---|

B|-----2-----2-------2-------2-|

A|-----------------------------|

[Intro]

Bm6 GM7/B D D

[Verse 1]

Bm6 GM7/B

You say that drinking

D D

is better than a woman

Bm6 GM7/B

And you say thinking

D D

takes too much time

Bm6 GM7/B

But God save your children

D D

should you have them

Bm6 GM7/B

For to you there's nothing

D D

if there's no wine

[Chorus]

E G D D

Oh you have so much more

E G D D

Oh where has your time gone

E G D D

Oh where has your time gone

E G D D

Oh you have so much more

[Verse 2]

Bm6 GM7/B

You sing like an angel

D D

Your voice melts my heart

Bm6 GM7/B

Your words are wisdom

D D

Your life has been hard

Bm6 GM7/B

Should you ever wonder

D D

Where all the time has gone

Bm6 GM7/B

You'll find the answer

D D

Far away from home

[Chorus]

E G D D

Oh you have so much more

E G Asus4 A

Oh where has your time gone

[Bridge]

D G D

And I dont wanna see you like this when you're crawling please

Don't you weep

D G Bm A G

Cause I will shape the day and make you feel alright

[Verse 3]

Bm6 GM7/B D D

But you say that drinking is better than a woman

Bm6 GM7/B D D

And you say that thinking takes too much time

Bm6 GM7/B D D

You sing like a siren your voice breaks my heart

Bm6 GM7/B D D

And when you are crying your tears are like wine

[Outro]

E G D D

Ohhhh

E G D D

Ohhh You have so much more

E G D D

And I don't wanna see you like this when you're crawling

Don't you weep for me

Won't you breathe for me

D D

Won't you let me be

E G D D

I dont wanna see you like this when you're crawling ohhhh

E G

Please don't you drink

D D

Dont you let me down

Dont you weep

G D D

Dont you weep

E G D

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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