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I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs

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Notes: Standard tuning from the 1975 album Look at them Beans 
[Intro Fill]
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------0-2-2h3-3-2-0------|
A|-3-2-3---------------2-3--|
E|--------------------------|
[Intro]
G  C
[Verse 1]
I Chardly ever sing beer drinking songs 
And Cwhen they play them cheatin' tunes G7I never sing along 
FI never ever sing the blues CI've forgotten Fborn to lose 
And I Ghardly ever sing beer drinking Csongs 
[Verse 2] 
I Chardly ever walk the floor and cry 
And CI don't think I've ever said I G7feel like I could die 
FI don't ever lay awake CI never think my Fheart will break 
I Ghardly ever walk the floor and Ccry 
[Verse 3] 
I Chardly ever sing beer drinking songs 
I can't Cput much feeling in saying G7love is all gone wrong 
FI don't lose no sleep at night Ccause things with you are Fgoing right 
And I Ghardly ever sing beer drinking Csongs 
[Solo]
C  G7  C  F  C  F  G  C
[Verse 4]
I Cnever call your name out in my sleep 
You Cnever make me worry and you G7never make me weep 
FI never wonder if you're true I Cspend a night Fcurled up with you 
And I Gnever call your name out in my Csleep 
[Verse 5]
I Chardly ever sing beer drinking songs 
And Cwhen they play them cheatin' tunes G7I never sing along 
FI never ever sing the blues CI've forgotten Fborn to lose 
And I Ghardly ever sing beer drinking Csongs 

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I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs

by Johnny Cash

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Chords in this song · guitar

Notes: Standard tuning from the 1975 album Look at them Beans

[Intro Fill]

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|-------0-2-2h3-3-2-0------|

A|-3-2-3---------------2-3--|

E|--------------------------|

[Intro]

G C

[Verse 1]

I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs

C G7

And when they play them cheatin' tunes I never sing along

F C F

I never ever sing the blues I've forgotten born to lose

G C

And I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs

[Verse 2]

I hardly ever walk the floor and cry

C G7

And I don't think I've ever said I feel like I could die

F C F

I don't ever lay awake I never think my heart will break

G C

I hardly ever walk the floor and cry

[Verse 3]

I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs

C G7

I can't put much feeling in saying love is all gone wrong

F C F

I don't lose no sleep at night cause things with you are going right

G C

And I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs

[Solo]

C G7 C F C F G C

[Verse 4]

I never call your name out in my sleep

C G7

You never make me worry and you never make me weep

F C F

I never wonder if you're true I spend a night curled up with you

G C

And I never call your name out in my sleep

[Verse 5]

I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs

C G7

And when they play them cheatin' tunes I never sing along

F C F

I never ever sing the blues I've forgotten born to lose

G C

And I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs

About I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs Chords by Johnny Cash

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