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I Gotta Get Drunk

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[Intro]
D    G    D  A  D
[Verse]
Well, I gDotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,
'cause I kGnow just what I'm gonna Ddo.
I start to spend my money, callin' everybody honey,
and wE7ind up singin' the blA7ues.
I've spent my whGole paycheck on sDome old wreck,
and brother, I can name you a fA7ew.
Well, I D7gotta get drunk and I sGure do dread it,
'cause I knDow just whAat I'm gonna dDo.
[Refrain]
D   G   D   A   D
[Verse]
I gottDa get drunk, I can't stay sober,
there's a lot oGf good people in town,D  
who'd like to hear me holler, see me spend my dollars,
and I wouldE7n't think of lettin' 'em dA7own.
There'Gs a lot of doctors that tell me,
that I'd betteDr start to slowin' it downA7.
But there's more D7old drunks than there are oGld doctors,
so I guesDs we'd better have Aanother rounDd.
[Refrain]
D   G   D   A   D
[Verse]
Well, I gDotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,
'cause I knGow just what I'm gonna dDo.
I start to spend my money, callin' everybody honey,
and wE7ind up singin' the blA7ues.
I've spent my whGole paycheck on sDome old wreck,
and brother, I can name you a fA7ew.
Well, I D7gotta get drunk and I sGure do dread it,
'cause I knDow just whAat I'm gonna dDo.
[Refrain/Ending]
D   G   D   A   D

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I Gotta Get Drunk

by Redbird

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D G D A D

[Verse]

Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,

G D

'cause I know just what I'm gonna do.

I start to spend my money, callin' everybody honey,

E7 A7

and wind up singin' the blues.

G D

I've spent my whole paycheck on some old wreck,

and brother, I can name you a few.

D7 G

Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,

D A D

'cause I know just what I'm gonna do.

[Refrain]

D G D A D

[Verse]

I gotta get drunk, I can't stay sober,

G D

there's a lot of good people in town,

who'd like to hear me holler, see me spend my dollars,

E7 A7

and I wouldn't think of lettin' 'em down.

There's a lot of doctors that tell me,

D A7

that I'd better start to slowin' it down.

D7 G

But there's more old drunks than there are old doctors,

D A D

so I guess we'd better have another round.

[Refrain]

D G D A D

[Verse]

Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,

G D

'cause I know just what I'm gonna do.

I start to spend my money, callin' everybody honey,

E7 A7

and wind up singin' the blues.

G D

I've spent my whole paycheck on some old wreck,

and brother, I can name you a few.

D7 G

Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it,

D A D

'cause I know just what I'm gonna do.

[Refrain/Ending]

D G D A D

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