George Thorogood And The Destroyers - I Drink Alone Chords

Tempo:
87.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

Em

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Thorogood And The Destroyers - I Drink Alone chords
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[Em]
[F#] [E]
I
[Bm] [E]
[G] [E]
drink alone, yeah,
[G] [E] [G] I drink [E] alone, yeah, with nobody else, yeah, [C] you know when I drink
alone, [D] I prefer to be by [E] myself.
Now every morning, before breakfast, I don't want no coffee or tea, just me and my good
buddy Wiser, that's all I ever need, cause I drink alone, yeah, [Em] with nobody else, [E]
[Em] [C] yeah,
you know when I drink alone, [D] I prefer to [E] be by myself.
[D] [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 B, and we drank alone, [D] [E] yeah, with nobody [C] else,
yeah, you know when I drink alone, [D] I prefer to [E] be by myself.
[G]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E]
[A#] [E]
[Dm] [E]
[D] [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 brother Blackie and Red, and we drank alone, [D]
[E] yeah, [Em] with nobody
else, yeah, [C] you know when I drink alone, [G] [D]
I prefer to be [E] by myself.
[C] [D]
[E] Yeah, my whole [Em] family don't give up on me, and [A] it makes me feel oh so [E] bad, the only one
who will hang out with me is my dear old Red Dad, and we'll drink alone, [D] [E] yeah, with nobody
else, [D] [E] [Em] yeah, [C] you know when I drink alone, [D] I prefer to be [E] by myself.
[C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone, [D] I prefer to be [E] by myself, [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] [E]
I drink alone.
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
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To learn George Thorogood & The Destroyers - (Remastered 2004) I Drink Alone chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, D, E, C, E, Em and C. Ease into the song by practicing at 43 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 88 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
drink alone, _ _ yeah, _
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [G] I drink [E] alone, _ _ yeah, with nobody else, _ _ _ yeah, [C] you know when I drink
alone, [D] _ I prefer to be by [E] myself.
_ _ _ Now every morning, before breakfast, I don't want no coffee or tea, just me and my good
buddy Wiser, that's all I ever need, cause I drink alone, _ _ yeah, [Em] with nobody else, [E] _ _
[Em] _ [C] yeah,
you know when I drink alone, _ [D] I prefer to [E] be by myself.
[D] _ [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 B, and we drank alone, [D] _ [E] _ _ yeah, with _ _ _ _ nobody [C] else,
yeah, you know when I drink alone, [D] _ I prefer to [E] be by myself. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [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 brother Blackie and Red, and we drank alone, _ [D] _
[E] yeah, [Em] with nobody
else, _ _ _ yeah, [C] you know when I drink alone, [G] _ [D]
I prefer to be [E] by myself. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, my whole [Em] family don't give up on me, and [A] it makes me feel oh so [E] bad, the only one
who will hang out with me is my dear old Red Dad, and we'll drink alone, _ [D] _ [E] yeah, with nobody
else, _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [Em] yeah, [C] you know when I drink alone, [D] _ I prefer to be [E] by myself. _
_ _ _ [C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone, [D] _ I prefer to be [E] by myself, [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
I drink alone. _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by George Thorogood.

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