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