I Drink Alone
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I Drink Alone - George Thorogood & The Destroyers (Maverick, 1985)
[Intro]
E7 N.C.
E7 N.C.
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[Verse]
E
I drink alone, yeah with nobody else.
I drink alone, yeah with nobody else.
C D E
Yeah you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.
E
Now every morning just before breakfast, I don't want no coffee or tea.
Just me and my good "Buddy Weiser", that's all I ever need.
Cause I drink alone, yeah with nobody else.
C D E
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.
E
Yeah the other night I lay sleeping and I woke from a terrible dream,
So I called up my pal Jack Daniels and his partner Jimmy Beam
And we drank alone, yeah with nobody else.
C D E
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.
[Guitar Lead break]
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E
Yeah the other day I got invited to a party, but I stayed home instead.
Just me and my pal Johnny Walker and his brothers Blacky and Red.
And we drank alone, yeah with nobody else.
C D E
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.
[Saxophone Break]
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E
My whole family done give up on me, and it makes me feel oh so bad.
The only one who'll hang out with me is my dear Old Grand-Dad
And we drink alone, yeah with nobody else.
C D E
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.
C D E
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself...
[Outro]
C D E
I drink alone.
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