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Why Henry Drinks
By: Drive-By Truckers
Intro : A, E, D  
AThem stories that you tell me are so hard to swallow
You said “Go to hell” but I know you’d just follow
DThe future’s closing in quicker than you F#think
And Ahanging with you I Eknow why DHenry Adrinks
AThose obnoxious drunks downstairs are fighting and cussing
And twelve years of me and you don’t add up to nothing
DYou say what’s on your mind - tell it to your F#shrink
So Ahe can know like Eme why DHenry dArinks
EJust a few more hours till the sun comes back around
To tear each other down and drink another round
Lost it on the way now I’m hating what we found
Mendacity and grudge-fucks and Dpieces out of town
AI drink half a case of beer on my way home from work
Daddy needs his medicine to keep his hands off Mama’s throat
DBaby, push a little harder cause you got me on the F#brink
Of Aspilling more than guts Eabout why DHenry Adrinks
ATelling you so much aEbout why DHenry dArinks

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Why Henry Drinks

by Drive-By Truckers

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Why Henry Drinks

By: Drive-By Truckers

A E D

Intro : , ,

Them stories that you tell me are so hard to swallow

You said “Go to hell” but I know you’d just follow

D F#

The future’s closing in quicker than you think

A E D A

And hanging with you I know why Henry drinks

Those obnoxious drunks downstairs are fighting and cussing

And twelve years of me and you don’t add up to nothing

D F#

You say what’s on your mind - tell it to your shrink

A E D A

So he can know like me why Henry drinks

Just a few more hours till the sun comes back around

To tear each other down and drink another round

Lost it on the way now I’m hating what we found

Mendacity and grudge-fucks and pieces out of town

I drink half a case of beer on my way home from work

Daddy needs his medicine to keep his hands off Mama’s throat

D F#

Baby, push a little harder cause you got me on the brink

A E D A

Of spilling more than guts about why Henry drinks

A E D A

Telling you so much about why Henry drinks

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