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I Wish I Was Still Drinking

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[Intro]
|   D|   D|   D|   D|
[Verse]
DI wish I was still drinking
DWhiskey wine and beer
DThe sound of glasses clinking so Gsweet to my Aear
DI wouldn’t have to listen to the Gtime that’s running Bmout
DI use it much more wisely
AI drink and fall Dabout
[Verse]
GI wish I was still drinking
DThen I’ll have no fear
GI’d tell you how to fix the world Athen have another beer
GI wouldn’t have to feel the pain that’s Bmin a mother’s eyes
                          D|   D|
I drink till I believe the sound
of mGy own drunken lDies
[Bridge]
|  G   A|   Bm|
|  G   A|    D|
[Verse]
DI wish I was still drinking
DWhen nothing is to clear
DLike the TV evangelist Gfuelling peopleAs fear
DTaking all their hard-earned cash in tGhe name of the hoBmly one
DThe days are surely numbered
AThe days will surely Dcome
[Verse]
GI wish I was still drinking
DI was a lot more fun
GLife of the endless party, Afriends with anyone
GI wouldn’t have to answer for the pBmromises I broke
DLike the president today,
or when he dArank and snorted Dcoke
[Bridge]
|  G   A|   Bm|
|  G   A|    D|
[Verse]
DI wish I was still drinking
DThen I wouldn’t have to hear
DSound of rapid gun fire eGxploding in my Aear
DI drink through the nightmares of Gfriends crying out for Bmhelp
DI would drink through everything
AI’ve seen or heard or Dfelt
[Verse]
GI wish I was still drinking
DI really really do
GI get it on my fair-weather friends, Alike him and her and you
GI count all the missing teeth that Bmcan no longer chew
                       D|   D|   D|
I even drive my old white car
ACause she likes drinking Dto
[Verse]
DI wish I was still drinking
DWhiskey wine and beer
DThe sound of glasses clinking so Gsweet to my Aear
DI wouldn’t have to listen to the Gtime that’s running Bmout
                  D|   D|   D|   D|   D|
I use it much more wisely
AI drink and fall aAbout
[Outro]
|  G   A|   Bm|
|  G   A|    D|
|  G   A|   Bm|
|  G   A|    D|
|    D|    D|    D|

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I Wish I Was Still Drinking

by Colin Hay

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[Intro]

D D D D

| | | | |

[Verse]

I wish I was still drinking

Whiskey wine and beer

D G A

The sound of glasses clinking so sweet to my ear

D G Bm

I wouldn’t have to listen to the time that’s running out

I use it much more wisely

A D

I drink and fall about

[Verse]

I wish I was still drinking

Then I’ll have no fear

G A

I’d tell you how to fix the world then have another beer

G Bm

I wouldn’t have to feel the pain that’s in a mother’s eyes

D D

| |

I drink till I believe the sound

G D

of my own drunken lies

[Bridge]

G A Bm

| | |

G A D

| | |

[Verse]

I wish I was still drinking

When nothing is to clear

D G A

Like the TV evangelist fuelling peoples fear

D G Bm

Taking all their hard-earned cash in the name of the holy one

The days are surely numbered

A D

The days will surely come

[Verse]

I wish I was still drinking

I was a lot more fun

G A

Life of the endless party, friends with anyone

G Bm

I wouldn’t have to answer for the promises I broke

Like the president today,

A D

or when he drank and snorted coke

[Bridge]

G A Bm

| | |

G A D

| | |

[Verse]

I wish I was still drinking

Then I wouldn’t have to hear

D G A

Sound of rapid gun fire exploding in my ear

D G Bm

I drink through the nightmares of friends crying out for help

I would drink through everything

A D

I’ve seen or heard or felt

[Verse]

I wish I was still drinking

I really really do

G A

I get it on my fair-weather friends, like him and her and you

G Bm

I count all the missing teeth that can no longer chew

D D D

| | |

I even drive my old white car

A D

Cause she likes drinking to

[Verse]

I wish I was still drinking

Whiskey wine and beer

D G A

The sound of glasses clinking so sweet to my ear

D G Bm

I wouldn’t have to listen to the time that’s running out

D D D D D

| | | | |

I use it much more wisely

A A

I drink and fall about

[Outro]

G A Bm

| | |

G A D

| | |

G A Bm

| | |

G A D

| | |

D D D

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