Intro
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[Verse]
C
I wish I was still drinking
C
Whiskey wine and beer
C F G
The sound of glasses clinking so sweet to my ear
C F Am
I wouldn’t have to listen to the time that’s running out
C
I use it much more wisely
G C
I drink and fall about
[Verse]
F
I wish I was still drinking
C
Then I’ll have no fear
F G
I’d tell you how to fix the world then have another beer
F Am
I wouldn’t have to feel the pain that’s in a mother’s eyes
C | C |
I drink till I believe the sound
F C
of my own drunken lies
[Bridge]
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| F G | C |
[Verse]
C
I wish I was still drinking
C
When nothing is to clear
C F G
Like the TV evangelist fuelling peoples fear
C F Am
Taking all their hard-earned cash in the name of the holy one
C
The days are surely numbered
G C
The days will surely come
[Verse]
F
I wish I was still drinking
C
I was a lot more fun
F G
Life of the endless party, friends with anyone
F Am
I wouldn’t have to answer for the promises I broke
C
Like the president today,
G C
or when he drank and snorted coke
[Bridge]
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| F G | C |
[Verse]
C
I wish I was still drinking
C
Then I wouldn’t have to hear
C F G
Sound of rapid gun fire exploding in my ear
C F Am
I drink through the nightmares of friends crying out for help
C
I would drink through everything
G C
I’ve seen or heard or felt
[Verse]
F
I wish I was still drinking
C
I really really do
F G
I get it on my fair-weather friends, like him and her and you
F Am
I count all the missing teeth that can no longer chew
C | C | C |
I even drive my old white car
G C
Cause she likes drinking to
[Verse]
C
I wish I was still drinking
C
Whiskey wine and beer
C F G
The sound of glasses clinking so sweet to my ear
C F Am
I wouldn’t have to listen to the time that’s running out
C | C | C | C | C |
I use it much more wisely
G G
I drink and fall about
[Outro]
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