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When I Drink

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Capo Two
C/B: x20010
[Verse 1]
WheCn I driAmnk,   FI say things I Gdon't wanna saAmyC  
FI do things i Gdon't  wanna dCoC/B  Am  
FI talk mean to Gyou.
CBut if I tAmhink,   FI just might get Gsomething out of thiAmsC  
FMy parents taught me to Glearn  when i Cmiss  C/B  Am  
FJust do your Gbest.
AmJust do your Cbest.
[Chorus]
ItEm's the only way to keep that Dmlast bit of sanity
AmMaybe I don't have to be Ggood but I can try to be
at Fleast a little better than I've Gbeen so far.
[Verse 2]
 CBut when I drAmink,   FI hear things that aGren't really theAmreC  
FI feel things when i shGouldn't  really CcareC/B  Am  
Have Ffist fights with the Gair.
 CBut if I thiAmnk,   Fabout someone Gbesides myAmselfC  
FI lived through the siGlver and the CbellC/B  Am  
FWith something to Gtell
 AmJust do your Cbest
[Chorus]
ItEm's the only way to keep that Dmlast bit of sanity
AmMaybe I don't have to be Ggood but I can try to be
at Fleast a little better than I've Gbeen so far.
[Verse 3]
 CBut when I dAmrink,   FI spend the next Gmorning in a AmhazeC  
FBut we only gGet so many CdaysC/B  Am  
FNow I have one Gless
AmJust do your Cbest.
[Chorus]
ItEm's the only way to keep that Dmlast bit of sanity
AmMaybe I don't have to be Ggood but I can try to be
at Fleast a little better than I've Gbeen so far.
Oh, at Fleast a little better than I've Gbeen so far.C  

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When I Drink

by The Avett Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Capo Two

C/B

: x20010

[Verse 1]

C Am F G Am C

When I drink, I say things I don't wanna say

F G C C/B Am

I do things i don't wanna do

F G

I talk mean to you.

C Am F G Am C

But if I think, I just might get something out of this

F G C C/B Am

My parents taught me to learn when i miss

F G

Just do your best.

Am C

Just do your best.

[Chorus]

Em Dm

It's the only way to keep that last bit of sanity

Am G

Maybe I don't have to be good but I can try to be

F G

at least a little better than I've been so far.

[Verse 2]

C Am F G Am C

But when I drink, I hear things that aren't really there

F G C C/B Am

I feel things when i shouldn't really care

F G

Have fist fights with the air.

C Am F G Am C

But if I think, about someone besides myself

F G C C/B Am

I lived through the silver and the bell

F G

With something to tell

Am C

Just do your best

[Chorus]

Em Dm

It's the only way to keep that last bit of sanity

Am G

Maybe I don't have to be good but I can try to be

F G

at least a little better than I've been so far.

[Verse 3]

C Am F G Am C

But when I drink, I spend the next morning in a haze

F G C C/B Am

But we only get so many days

F G

Now I have one less

Am C

Just do your best.

[Chorus]

Em Dm

It's the only way to keep that last bit of sanity

Am G

Maybe I don't have to be good but I can try to be

F G

at least a little better than I've been so far.

F G C

Oh, at least a little better than I've been so far.

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