Drinking Again Chords by Dinah Washington

Tempo:
67.25 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

G

D

Db

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dinah Washington - Drinking Again (1952) chords
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[Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] Oh, it's [Db] almost two, [Ab] [Db] been sitting here wishing [Ab] that [Db] I could see you
[Cm] [Ebm] That's [G] why I'm drinking [D] again, [Bm] and [G] thinking of [Dbm] when [Cm] you loved [E] me
[Bm] I'm
[Db] having a few, [Am] and [C] wishing that you [Bm] were here
[E] [Am] [D]
[G] I'm making [D] the rounds, [G] and buying the [Gb] rounds [F] for [Cm] [Ab] strangers
Yes, [Db] I'm being a fool, [C] [D] just hoping that [F] you'll appear
[Dm] [Em] [E]
[C] Sure, I can [Em] borrow [A] a smoke, [D]
[G] [Gm] maybe [D] tell some joker [G] a joke
But [Ebm]
[Em] [B] who's [G] gonna laugh, [Db] who's gonna laugh at a [Am] broken heart?
[Dm] [G] That's why it's [Ab] better [G] drinking again, [D] [Bm] and [D] thinking [Gb] of when [F] you [Cm] left [Bm] me
Can't you see I'm [A] trying to make it on home, and [D] ain't [Eb] got [Am] nothing but a [Ab]
[G] memory
[Em] [Ebm] [Dm] [E] [G]
[C] Maybe I can, [B] [D]
[G] maybe [Ab] tell some [D] joker [G] a joke
[Ebm]
[Em] [B] Who's got the [G] [A] nerve to laugh at my [C] broken [Db] [Eb] [Db] [Gbm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Cm] heart?
[Ab] And thinking of when [G] [Gb] you left [F] me
I'm [Bb] trying to make it on [Bm] home, [Cm] [Bbm] [E] [Db] with [Ab] you, [Dbm] [Ab] [Cm]
[D] [Bb] and ain't [Bbm] got [Dbm]
[Ab] me
[Bbm] [A] [Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
G
2131
D
1321
Db
12341114
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
G
2131
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Dinah Washington - Drinking Again chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Ab, Db, Ab, Ebm, Em, B and G in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 33 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 67. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Major.

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[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
[Ab] Oh, it's [Db] almost two, _ [Ab] _ [Db] been sitting here wishing [Ab] that [Db] I could see you
[Cm] _ _ [Ebm] That's [G] why I'm drinking [D] again, [Bm] and [G] thinking of [Dbm] when [Cm] you loved _ [E] me
[Bm] I'm _
[Db] having a few, _ [Am] and [C] wishing that you [Bm] were here
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] I'm making [D] the rounds, _ [G] and buying the [Gb] rounds [F] for [Cm] _ _ [Ab] strangers
Yes, [Db] I'm being a fool, _ [C] [D] just hoping that [F] you'll appear
[Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E]
[C] Sure, I can [Em] borrow [A] a smoke, _ [D] _ _
[G] [Gm] maybe [D] tell some joker [G] a joke
But _ [Ebm] _
[Em] _ [B] who's [G] gonna laugh, [Db] _ who's gonna laugh at a [Am] broken heart?
_ _ [Dm] [G] That's why it's [Ab] better [G] drinking again, [D] _ _ [Bm] and [D] thinking [Gb] of when [F] you [Cm] left _ [Bm] me
_ Can't you see I'm [A] trying to make it on home, and [D] ain't [Eb] got [Am] nothing but a [Ab]
[G] memory
_ [Em] _ [Ebm] _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ [G]
[C] Maybe I can, _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] maybe [Ab] tell some [D] joker [G] a joke
_ [Ebm] _
[Em] _ [B] Who's got the [G] _ [A] nerve to laugh at my [C] broken _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ [Gbm] _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] heart?
[Ab] And thinking of when [G] [Gb] you left _ [F] me _
I'm [Bb] trying to make it on [Bm] home, [Cm] _ [Bbm] _ [E] [Db] with [Ab] you, _ _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bb] and ain't [Bbm] got _ [Dbm] _
[Ab] me
_ [Bbm] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Johnny Mercer and Doris Tauber.

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