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I Couldnt Get High

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The Fugs
I Couldn't Get High
This is exactly the chords The Fugs use on the studio version, but not exactly the best 
progression.  If you are annoyed with what they're playing then add an E chord in the 
chorus during the "Whoa oh/Oh no!" part.
Intro:
Am   D
Am   D
AmI went to a Dparty
just the Amother Dnight
AmI wanted to Dfeel my Ambrain was Dlight
DI grabbed myself a bottle
Dand I started drinking wine
EI thought pretty soon, I'd be feeling fine....
But I Amcouldn't get Dhigh! AmOh, DNo!
DoAmn't know whDy, OhAm, NoD!
So I Amthrew down the Dbottle
and Amwhipped out my Dpipe
and I Amstuffed it full of Dgrass
and I Amgave myself a Dlight
DI huffed, I puffed
DI smoked and I toked
but Eafter awhile, my heart was nearly broke.....
cause I Amcouldn't get Dhigh, AmOh, DNo!
AmDon't know Dwhy, AmOh, DNo!
Am(GuiDtar AmsolDo)
So I Amthrew down the Dpipe
as Ammad as I could Dbe
and Amgobbled up a Dtube of AmLSDD  
I Dwaited thirty minuets
fDor my body to sing
EI waited and I waited
Ebut couldn't get a thing
Amcause I couldn't get Dhigh, AmOh, Dno!
AmCouldn't get Dhigh Amwhoa Doh!
AmI couldn't get Dhigh, Amwhoa Doh!
AmDon't know Dwhy, Amoh Dno!
Am  D  Am  D

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I Couldnt Get High

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The Fugs

I Couldn't Get High

This is exactly the chords The Fugs use on the studio version, but not exactly the best

progression. If you are annoyed with what they're playing then add an E chord in the

chorus during the "Whoa oh/Oh no!" part.

Intro:

Am D

I went to a party

Am D

just the other night

Am D Am D

I wanted to feel my brain was light

I grabbed myself a bottle

and I started drinking wine

I thought pretty soon, I'd be feeling fine....

Am D Am D

But I couldn't get high! Oh, No!

Am D Am D

Don't know why, Oh, No!

Am D

So I threw down the bottle

Am D

and whipped out my pipe

Am D

and I stuffed it full of grass

Am D

and I gave myself a light

I huffed, I puffed

I smoked and I toked

but after awhile, my heart was nearly broke.....

Am D Am D

cause I couldn't get high, Oh, No!

Am D Am D

Don't know why, Oh, No!

Am D Am D

(Guitar solo)

Am D

So I threw down the pipe

Am D

as mad as I could be

Am D Am D

and gobbled up a tube of LSD

I waited thirty minuets

for my body to sing

I waited and I waited

but couldn't get a thing

Am D Am D

cause I couldn't get high, Oh, no!

Am D Am D

Couldn't get high whoa oh!

Am D Am D

I couldn't get high, whoa oh!

Am D Am D

Don't know why, oh no!

Am D Am D

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