I Wish I Was Still Drinking Uke tab by Colin Hay

4 Chords used in the song: C, F, G, Am

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Artist: 
Year:  2007
Difficulty: 
2
(Beginner)
Key: C, AmChords
Original key: +1.0 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
Intro: C C

C C
I wish i was still drinking
C C
Whiskey wine and beer
C C F F G G
The sound of glasses clinking so sweet to my ear
C C F F Am Am
I wouldnt have to listen to the time thats running out
C C
I use it much more wisely
G G C C
I drink and fall about

F F
I wish i was still drinking
C C
Then ill have no fear
F F G G
T tell you how to fix the world and have another beer
F F Am Am
I wouldnt have to feel the pain thats in a mothers eyes
C C G G C C
I drink till i believe the sound of my own drunken lies

F F G G Am Am F F G G C C

C C
I wish i was still drinking
C C
When nothing is to clear
C C F F G G
Like the tv evangelist fueling peoples fear
C C F F Am Am
Taking all there heart and cash in the name of the holy one
C C
The days are surely numbered
G G C C
The days will surely come

F F
I wish i was still drinking
C C
I was a lot more fun
F F G G
Life of the endless party, friends with anyone
F F Am Am
I wouldnt have to answer for the promises i broke
C C G G C C
Like the president today, Oh when he drank and snorted coke

F F G G Am Am F F G G C C

C C
I wish i was still drinking
C C
Then i wouldnt have to hear
C C F F G G
Sound of rapid gun fire exploding in my ear
C C F F Am Am
I drink through the nightmares of friends crying out for help
C C
I would drink through everything
G G C C
iv seen or heard or felt

F F
I wish i was still drinking
C C
I really really do
F F G G
I get it on my fair weather friends, like him and her and you
F F Am Am
I count all the missing teeth that can not longer chew
C C
I even drive my old white car
G G C C
Cause she likes drinking to

C C
I wish i was still drinking
C C
Whiskey wine and beer
C C F F G G
The sound of glasses clinking so sweet to my ear
C C F F Am Am
I wouldnt have to listen to the time thats running out
C C
I use it much more wisely
G G C C
I drink and fall about

F F G G Am Am F F G G C C x2
C C

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