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I Drink

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After the intro TAB just pick a C chord until Verse 1
[Intro]
e--------3-0----------¦
B---4/5------3-1------¦
G----------------2----¦
D---------------------¦
A---------------------¦
E---------------------¦
[Verse 1]
CHe'd get home at 5:30, fix his drink and sit down in his Fchair
GPick a fight with mama, complain about the kids getting in his Chair
CAt night he'd sit alone and smoke, I'd see his frown behind his lighter's Fflame
Now that Gsame frown's in my mirror, I got my daddy's blood inside my Cveins
[Chorus]
Fish Cswim, Birds Ffly
Daddies Gyell, Mamas Ccry
COld men sit and FthinkEm  Dm  C  G  
I Cdrink
[Instrumental]
|         C|  F    Em    Dm  C  
|         G|C  
[Verse 2]
CChicken TV dinner, 6 minutes on defrost, 3 on Fhigh
GA beer to wash it down with then another, some whiskey on the Cside
CIt's not so bad alone here, it don't bother me that C7every night's the Fsame
I don't Gneed another lover hanging 'round, trying to make me Cchange
[Chorus]
Fish Cswim, Birds Ffly
Lovers Gleave, bye and Cbye
COld men sit and FthinkEm  Dm  C  G  
I Cdrink
[Bridge]
I Emknow
What I Fam
But I Emdon’tF  
Give a Gdamn
[Chorus]
Fish Cswim, Birds Ffly
Daddies Gyell, Mamas Ccry
COld men sit and FthinkEm  Dm  C  G  
I Cdrink

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I Drink

by Mary Gauthier

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Chords in this song · guitar

After the intro TAB just pick a C chord until Verse 1

[Intro]

e--------3-0----------¦

B---4/5------3-1------¦

G----------------2----¦

D---------------------¦

A---------------------¦

E---------------------¦

[Verse 1]

C F

He'd get home at 5:30, fix his drink and sit down in his chair

G C

Pick a fight with mama, complain about the kids getting in his hair

C F

At night he'd sit alone and smoke, I'd see his frown behind his lighter's flame

G C

Now that same frown's in my mirror, I got my daddy's blood inside my veins

[Chorus]

C F

Fish swim, Birds fly

G C

Daddies yell, Mamas cry

C F Em Dm C G

Old men sit and think

I drink

[Instrumental]

C F Em Dm C

| |

G C

| |

[Verse 2]

C F

Chicken TV dinner, 6 minutes on defrost, 3 on high

G C

A beer to wash it down with then another, some whiskey on the side

C C7 F

It's not so bad alone here, it don't bother me that every night's the same

G C

I don't need another lover hanging 'round, trying to make me change

[Chorus]

C F

Fish swim, Birds fly

G C

Lovers leave, bye and bye

C F Em Dm C G

Old men sit and think

I drink

[Bridge]

I know

What I am

Em F

But I don’t

Give a damn

[Chorus]

C F

Fish swim, Birds fly

G C

Daddies yell, Mamas cry

C F Em Dm C G

Old men sit and think

I drink

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