Chords for The Drunken Driver
Tempo:
103.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
Now listen you drunken driver, while here on earth you dwell, you'll never [G] know when
the time will come, [D] you'll have to say [G] farewell, to your dear old mother and sister, though
they may be miles away, [C] please don't be drinking whiskey [D] while driving on your way.
I saw an accident one day, should charm the hearts of men, [C] and teach him never [G] to drink
a drop, while a steering wheel's in his hand, this awful accident occurred on the twentieth
day of May, [C] cause two loving [G] children [D] to sleep beneath [G] the clay, these two little children
walked side to side, up on the state highway, [C] their loving mother [G] she had died, [D] their father
had [G] run away, they were talking of their loving parents, how sad their hearts would feel,
[C] when around the curve [G] came a speeding car, [D] with a drunk man [G] at the wheel, the driver
saw these two little ones, and who did a drunkard sound, [C] get out of the road [G] you little
[D] fools, and the car had [G] knocked him down,
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
the driver staggered from his car, to see what
he had done, [C] his attire [G] sank within him, [D] when he saw his [G] loving son, he then picked up his
little one, and carried him to his car, [C] and kneeling [G] on the running board, [D] he prayed a
[G] drunkard's prayer, saying please oh lord forgive me, for this awful crime I've done, his [C] attention
then was called away, to the words of his dying son, saying take us to our mother dead,
she sleep beneath the ground, it was you and her we were talking [D] about, when the car [G] knocked us
down, and please dear dad don't drink no more, while driving on your way, but meet us with our
mother [D] dead, in heaven some sweet [G] day.
[N]
Now listen you drunken driver, while here on earth you dwell, you'll never [G] know when
the time will come, [D] you'll have to say [G] farewell, to your dear old mother and sister, though
they may be miles away, [C] please don't be drinking whiskey [D] while driving on your way.
I saw an accident one day, should charm the hearts of men, [C] and teach him never [G] to drink
a drop, while a steering wheel's in his hand, this awful accident occurred on the twentieth
day of May, [C] cause two loving [G] children [D] to sleep beneath [G] the clay, these two little children
walked side to side, up on the state highway, [C] their loving mother [G] she had died, [D] their father
had [G] run away, they were talking of their loving parents, how sad their hearts would feel,
[C] when around the curve [G] came a speeding car, [D] with a drunk man [G] at the wheel, the driver
saw these two little ones, and who did a drunkard sound, [C] get out of the road [G] you little
[D] fools, and the car had [G] knocked him down,
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
the driver staggered from his car, to see what
he had done, [C] his attire [G] sank within him, [D] when he saw his [G] loving son, he then picked up his
little one, and carried him to his car, [C] and kneeling [G] on the running board, [D] he prayed a
[G] drunkard's prayer, saying please oh lord forgive me, for this awful crime I've done, his [C] attention
then was called away, to the words of his dying son, saying take us to our mother dead,
she sleep beneath the ground, it was you and her we were talking [D] about, when the car [G] knocked us
down, and please dear dad don't drink no more, while driving on your way, but meet us with our
mother [D] dead, in heaven some sweet [G] day.
[N]
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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Now listen you drunken driver, _ while here on earth you dwell, _ _ you'll never [G] know when
the time will come, [D] you'll have to say [G] farewell, _ _ to your dear old mother and sister, _ though
they may be miles away, _ _ [C] please don't be drinking whiskey [D] while driving on your way.
_ I saw an accident one day, should charm the hearts of men, _ [C] and teach him never [G] to drink
a drop, while a steering wheel's in his hand, _ this awful accident occurred _ on the twentieth
day of May, [C] cause two loving [G] children [D] to sleep beneath [G] the clay, _ these two little children
walked side to side, up on the state highway, _ _ [C] their loving mother [G] she had died, [D] their father
had [G] run away, _ they were talking of their loving parents, _ how sad their hearts would feel,
[C] when around the curve [G] came a speeding car, [D] with a drunk man [G] at the wheel, _ the driver
saw these two little ones, _ and who did a drunkard sound, [C] get out of the road [G] you little
[D] fools, and the car had [G] knocked him down, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ the driver staggered from his car, _ _ to see what
he had done, [C] his attire [G] sank within him, [D] when he saw his [G] loving son, _ he then picked up his
little one, _ and carried him to his car, _ _ [C] and kneeling [G] on the running board, [D] he prayed a
[G] drunkard's prayer, _ saying please oh lord forgive me, for this awful crime I've done, his [C] attention
then was called away, to the words of his dying son, _ _ saying take us to our mother dead,
_ _ she sleep beneath the ground, it was you and her we were talking [D] about, when the car [G] knocked us
down, _ _ and please dear dad don't drink no more, _ while driving on your way, _ but meet us with our
mother [D] dead, in heaven some sweet [G] day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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Now listen you drunken driver, _ while here on earth you dwell, _ _ you'll never [G] know when
the time will come, [D] you'll have to say [G] farewell, _ _ to your dear old mother and sister, _ though
they may be miles away, _ _ [C] please don't be drinking whiskey [D] while driving on your way.
_ I saw an accident one day, should charm the hearts of men, _ [C] and teach him never [G] to drink
a drop, while a steering wheel's in his hand, _ this awful accident occurred _ on the twentieth
day of May, [C] cause two loving [G] children [D] to sleep beneath [G] the clay, _ these two little children
walked side to side, up on the state highway, _ _ [C] their loving mother [G] she had died, [D] their father
had [G] run away, _ they were talking of their loving parents, _ how sad their hearts would feel,
[C] when around the curve [G] came a speeding car, [D] with a drunk man [G] at the wheel, _ the driver
saw these two little ones, _ and who did a drunkard sound, [C] get out of the road [G] you little
[D] fools, and the car had [G] knocked him down, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ the driver staggered from his car, _ _ to see what
he had done, [C] his attire [G] sank within him, [D] when he saw his [G] loving son, _ he then picked up his
little one, _ and carried him to his car, _ _ [C] and kneeling [G] on the running board, [D] he prayed a
[G] drunkard's prayer, _ saying please oh lord forgive me, for this awful crime I've done, his [C] attention
then was called away, to the words of his dying son, _ _ saying take us to our mother dead,
_ _ she sleep beneath the ground, it was you and her we were talking [D] about, when the car [G] knocked us
down, _ _ and please dear dad don't drink no more, _ while driving on your way, _ but meet us with our
mother [D] dead, in heaven some sweet [G] day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _