I Drink Alone Chords by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Tempo:
93.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

D

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Thorogood & The Destroyers - I Drink Alone chords
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[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
I [Bm]
[E] [G]
[E] [G] [E] drink alone, yeah, with nobody else [G] I [E] drink alone, yeah, with nobody else
[D] [E] [C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone [D] I prefer to be [E] by myself
Now every morning before breakfast I don't want no coffee or tea
Just me and my good buddy Wiser, cause I drink alone,
[D] [E] [Em] yeah, with nobody else
[E] [Em] [C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone [D] I prefer to be [E] by myself
Yeah, the other night I ain't sleepin' 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 else [G] [E]
[C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone
[D]
I prefer to [E] be by myself
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[E] [Em]
[Gm] [A] [A#] [A]
[E]
[Dm] [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 Blackie and Red
And we drank alone,
[D] [E] [Em] yeah, with nobody else [C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone
[D] I prefer to be [Em] by myself
Now [E] every day I get a call from [F#]
[E]
[C]
[D] [E]
[Em] my family Yeah, my whole family don't give up on [C#m] me
And it makes me feel oh so [E] bad The only one who will hang out with me
Is my dear old friend Dad
And we drank alone, [G]
[Em] yeah, with nobody [E] else [D]
[E] [Em] Yeah, [C] you know when I drink alone
[D] I prefer to be [E] by myself
Yeah, [C] you know when I drink alone
[D] I prefer to be [E] by [Em] myself
[C] I [G] [D] [E]
drink alone
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
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To learn George Thorogood & The Destroyers - (Remastered 2004) I Drink Alone chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, C, D, E, Em, E and D. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 46 BPM before aiming for the song's 93 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ [Bm] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ drink alone, _ _ _ yeah, with nobody else [G] I [E] _ _ drink alone, _ _ _ yeah, with nobody else
[D] _ [E] _ _ [C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone [D] I prefer to be [E] by myself
_ _ _ Now every morning before breakfast I don't want no coffee or tea
Just me and my good buddy Wiser, cause _ _ I drink alone, _
[D] _ [E] [Em] yeah, with nobody else
[E] _ _ [Em] _ [C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone [D] I prefer to be [E] by myself _
_ _ Yeah, the other night I ain't sleepin' 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 else _ [G] _ [E] _
_ [C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone
[D] _
I prefer to [E] be by myself
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [A] _ _ _ [A#] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [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 Blackie and Red
And we drank alone, _
[D] _ [E] [Em] yeah, with nobody else _ _ _ _ [C] Yeah, you know when I drink alone
[D] I prefer to be [Em] by myself
Now _ [E] _ _ _ _ every day I _ _ _ get a call from _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ my family Yeah, my whole family don't give up on [C#m] me
And it makes me feel oh so [E] bad The only one who will hang out with me
Is my dear old friend Dad
And we drank alone, _ [G] _
[Em] _ yeah, with nobody [E] else _ [D] _
[E] _ _ [Em] Yeah, [C] you know when I drink alone _
[D] I prefer to be [E] by myself _ _
Yeah, _ [C] you know when I drink alone _
[D] I prefer to be [E] by [Em] myself _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ drink alone _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was written by George Thorogood.

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