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Drinking Alone

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[Intro]
G  G  D  G
[Chorus 1]
Well, I'm Gdrinkin' alone, Gdrinkin' alone
You can Dknock at my door but I'm Gdrinkin' alone
You can Gstomp your feet, yell Gin the street
Well, DI won't answer 'cause I'm Gdrinkin' alone
[Verse 1]
GLate last night drank a Gjug of wine
DEarly this morning I'm Gin the rye
GFour o'clock and I'm Gin the gin
DLooks like another night of Gstayin' in
[Chorus 1]
Well, I'm Gdrinkin' alone, Gdrinkin' alone
You can Dknock at my door but I'm Gdrinkin' alone
You can Gstomp your feet, yell Gin the street
Well, DI won't answer 'cause I'm Gdrinkin' alone
G  G  D  G    G  G  D  G
[Verse 2]
GYou might think that GI'm no good
DSo I drink to that, yeah, you Gknew I would
GMy favourite drug is a Gnice cold beer
DAnd that mountain moonshine I Ghold so dear
[Chorus 1]
Well, I'm Gdrinkin' alone, Gdrinkin' alone
You can Dknock at my door but I'm Gdrinkin' alone
You can Gstomp your feet, yell Gin the street
Well, DI won't answer 'cause I'm Gdrinkin' alone
G  G  D  G    G  G  D  G
[Verse 3]
Well Git might kill me, but GI don't care
DDrinkin' alone is why they Gput me here
Mister GJack Daniels won't you Ggive me the news
                   DN.C.
I gotta bad case of lovin' you
[Chorus 1]
Well, I'm Gdrinkin' alone, Gdrinkin' alone
You can Dknock at my door but I'm Gdrinkin' alone
You can Gstomp your feet, yell Gin the street
Well, DI won't answer 'cause I'm Gdrinkin' alone
[Chorus 2]
GDrinkin' alone
You can Dknock at my door but I'm Gdrinkin' alone
You can Gstomp your feet, yell Gin the street
Well, DI won't answer 'cause I'm Gdrinkin' alone
G  G  D  G     G

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Drinking Alone

by The BackYard Devils

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G G D G

[Chorus 1]

G G

Well, I'm drinkin' alone, drinkin' alone

D G

You can knock at my door but I'm drinkin' alone

G G

You can stomp your feet, yell in the street

D G

Well, I won't answer 'cause I'm drinkin' alone

[Verse 1]

G G

Late last night drank a jug of wine

D G

Early this morning I'm in the rye

G G

Four o'clock and I'm in the gin

D G

Looks like another night of stayin' in

[Chorus 1]

G G

Well, I'm drinkin' alone, drinkin' alone

D G

You can knock at my door but I'm drinkin' alone

G G

You can stomp your feet, yell in the street

D G

Well, I won't answer 'cause I'm drinkin' alone

G G D G G G D G

[Verse 2]

G G

You might think that I'm no good

D G

So I drink to that, yeah, you knew I would

G G

My favourite drug is a nice cold beer

D G

And that mountain moonshine I hold so dear

[Chorus 1]

G G

Well, I'm drinkin' alone, drinkin' alone

D G

You can knock at my door but I'm drinkin' alone

G G

You can stomp your feet, yell in the street

D G

Well, I won't answer 'cause I'm drinkin' alone

G G D G G G D G

[Verse 3]

G G

Well it might kill me, but I don't care

D G

Drinkin' alone is why they put me here

G G

Mister Jack Daniels won't you give me the news

N.C.

I gotta bad case of lovin' you

[Chorus 1]

G G

Well, I'm drinkin' alone, drinkin' alone

D G

You can knock at my door but I'm drinkin' alone

G G

You can stomp your feet, yell in the street

D G

Well, I won't answer 'cause I'm drinkin' alone

[Chorus 2]

Drinkin' alone

D G

You can knock at my door but I'm drinkin' alone

G G

You can stomp your feet, yell in the street

D G

Well, I won't answer 'cause I'm drinkin' alone

G G D G G

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