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Drunken Poets Dream

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 [Intro]
     G     Cadd9   G(2X)
[Verse 1]
GI got a woman who's Cadd9wild as RGome
She Glikes bein' naked and Cadd9gazed uGpon
She Gcrosses a bridge, she sCadd9ets in on fGire
She Glands like a bird on a Cadd9telephone Gwire
[Chorus]
DI'm gonna holler and I'm gonna scream
 Cadd9I'm gonna get me some Gmescaline
And Dthen I'm gonna rhyme that with 'gasoline'
It's a drunken poet's dreamG  Cadd9  G  
[Verse 2]
There's some Gmoney on the table and a Cadd9pistol on the Gfloor
A few Gpaperback books by Cadd9Louis L'AmGour
Whiskey Gbottles are scattered like Cadd9last night's Gclothes
With Gcigarettes and papers and Cadd9OreosG  
[Verse 3]
My Gharmonica has got a Cadd9busted Greed
My Glips are chapped and aCadd9bout to Gbleed
She sGays that's nothing, when Cadd9she was a Gkid
She Gdanced with the Dead at the Cadd9pyramidGs
[Chorus]
DI'm gonna holler and I'm gonna scream
  Cadd9I'm gonna get me some meGscaline
DThen I'm gonna rhyme that with gasoline
it's a drunken poet's dream      G    Cadd9oooh     GooDh
[Harp break]
           G   Cadd9    G(4X)
[Verse 4]
Now I'll Gnever pay back my Cadd9student Gloan
GSmelling like Coors and Cadd9cheap coGlogne
She Gtells me not to worry about Cadd9Judgment GDay
She says Gdyin' to live in heaven just ain't our way
[Chorus]
DI'm gonna holler and I'm gonna scream
  Cadd9I'm gonna get me some Gmescaline
DThen I'm gonna rhyme that with gasoline
It's a drunken poet's dream     G     Cadd9ooohG  
[Outro]
GI got a woman who's Cadd9wild ass Gwrong
She Glikes bein' naked and Cadd9gazed uGpon

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Drunken Poets Dream

by Ray Wylie Hubbard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

G Cadd9 G

(2X)

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9 G

I got a woman who's wild as Rome

G Cadd9 G

She likes bein' naked and gazed upon

G Cadd9 G

She crosses a bridge, she sets in on fire

G Cadd9 G

She lands like a bird on a telephone wire

[Chorus]

I'm gonna holler and I'm gonna scream

Cadd9 G

I'm gonna get me some mescaline

And then I'm gonna rhyme that with 'gasoline'

G Cadd9 G

It's a drunken poet's dream

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9 G

There's some money on the table and a pistol on the floor

G Cadd9 G

A few paperback books by Louis L'Amour

G Cadd9 G

Whiskey bottles are scattered like last night's clothes

G Cadd9 G

With cigarettes and papers and Oreos

[Verse 3]

G Cadd9 G

My harmonica has got a busted reed

G Cadd9 G

My lips are chapped and about to bleed

G Cadd9 G

She says that's nothing, when she was a kid

G Cadd9 G

She danced with the Dead at the pyramids

[Chorus]

I'm gonna holler and I'm gonna scream

Cadd9 G

I'm gonna get me some mescaline

Then I'm gonna rhyme that with gasoline

G Cadd9 G D

it's a drunken poet's dream oooh ooh

[Harp break]

G Cadd9 G

(4X)

[Verse 4]

G Cadd9 G

Now I'll never pay back my student loan

G Cadd9 G

Smelling like Coors and cheap cologne

G Cadd9 G

She tells me not to worry about Judgment Day

She says dyin' to live in heaven just ain't our way

[Chorus]

I'm gonna holler and I'm gonna scream

Cadd9 G

I'm gonna get me some mescaline

Then I'm gonna rhyme that with gasoline

G Cadd9 G

It's a drunken poet's dream oooh

[Outro]

G Cadd9 G

I got a woman who's wild ass wrong

G Cadd9 G

She likes bein' naked and gazed upon

About Drunken Poets Dream Chords by Ray Wylie Hubbard

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