Chords for What's The Use Of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)
Tempo:
83.15 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#m
D
G#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [D#m]
[G#m] [Dm] [F#]
[B] [G] [C#m]
[B] [G] [C#m] [A#m]
[B] Boy, you ought to listen [C#m] to your old Pappy.
[D#m] Yes, Pappy.
[B] And [D] stop drinking so [C#m] much.
I [F#] ain't doing so much drinking, Pappy.
Shut [B] up, boy.
You [A#] drink all [C#m] day and you drink all night [B] and, son, you [Dm] know that that ain't right.
[C#m] Well, Pappy, you just give me a chance.
Shut up, boy.
[B] [D] Boy, you're [C#m] looking thin as a [A#] twig.
[B] Look [Dm] like to your dear old [C#m] Pappy you're bound to [D#m] blow your wig.
I ain't going to blow [B] Pappy.
What's the use of [G#] getting sober [G#m]
when you're going to [C#] get drunk [B] again?
[F#]
[B] Old Sam done [G#] something [C] fine [D#]
when he brought [G#m] back good whiskey, [C#m] beer, [D#m] and wine.
[A] [C#] I love my [B] whiskey and I love my gin.
Every time you see [E] me, I'm in [D] my sin.
[B] What's the use [D#] of getting sober when [C#] you're going to get drunk [B] again?
[F#]
[B] I went out last [C#m] night about half [D#m] past one.
[G#m] I [D] thought I'd hoop it up a little [C#m] bit, you know, and [D#] have a little fun.
[G#m] I [D] got me a half a pint [C#m] about half [D#] past two.
Mm, mm, mm.
The way I was [C#m] feeling, you know what I want to do.
[B] I got me a pint [C#m] about half past four.
[B] Felt [Dm] so good, so I went out and got me some [C#] more.
[A] [B] I got me [Dm] a quart about half past [D#] five.
Mm, mm, [B] mm.
Boy, that was [D] so nice I didn't know what I [C#] did or like.
[F#] So [A#] what's the use of getting sober
[G#] when you're going to get [F#] drunk [B] again?
[G#m] [E] I've been [C#m] thinking, but [Em] I keep [C#] drinking.
[C#m] I guess I'm [C] about to lose [B] my mind.
[G#m] [Dm] [F#]
[B] [G] [C#m]
[B] [G] [C#m] [A#m]
[B] Boy, you ought to listen [C#m] to your old Pappy.
[D#m] Yes, Pappy.
[B] And [D] stop drinking so [C#m] much.
I [F#] ain't doing so much drinking, Pappy.
Shut [B] up, boy.
You [A#] drink all [C#m] day and you drink all night [B] and, son, you [Dm] know that that ain't right.
[C#m] Well, Pappy, you just give me a chance.
Shut up, boy.
[B] [D] Boy, you're [C#m] looking thin as a [A#] twig.
[B] Look [Dm] like to your dear old [C#m] Pappy you're bound to [D#m] blow your wig.
I ain't going to blow [B] Pappy.
What's the use of [G#] getting sober [G#m]
when you're going to [C#] get drunk [B] again?
[F#]
[B] Old Sam done [G#] something [C] fine [D#]
when he brought [G#m] back good whiskey, [C#m] beer, [D#m] and wine.
[A] [C#] I love my [B] whiskey and I love my gin.
Every time you see [E] me, I'm in [D] my sin.
[B] What's the use [D#] of getting sober when [C#] you're going to get drunk [B] again?
[F#]
[B] I went out last [C#m] night about half [D#m] past one.
[G#m] I [D] thought I'd hoop it up a little [C#m] bit, you know, and [D#] have a little fun.
[G#m] I [D] got me a half a pint [C#m] about half [D#] past two.
Mm, mm, mm.
The way I was [C#m] feeling, you know what I want to do.
[B] I got me a pint [C#m] about half past four.
[B] Felt [Dm] so good, so I went out and got me some [C#] more.
[A] [B] I got me [Dm] a quart about half past [D#] five.
Mm, mm, [B] mm.
Boy, that was [D] so nice I didn't know what I [C#] did or like.
[F#] So [A#] what's the use of getting sober
[G#] when you're going to get [F#] drunk [B] again?
[G#m] [E] I've been [C#m] thinking, but [Em] I keep [C#] drinking.
[C#m] I guess I'm [C] about to lose [B] my mind.
Key:
B
C#m
D
G#m
F#
B
C#m
D
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A#m] _ _
[B] _ Boy, you ought to listen [C#m] to your old Pappy.
[D#m] Yes, Pappy.
[B] And [D] stop drinking so [C#m] much.
I [F#] ain't doing so much drinking, Pappy.
Shut [B] up, boy.
You [A#] drink all [C#m] day and you drink all night [B] and, son, you [Dm] know that that ain't right.
[C#m] Well, Pappy, you just give me a chance.
Shut up, boy.
[B] _ [D] Boy, you're [C#m] looking thin as a [A#] twig. _
[B] Look [Dm] like to your dear old [C#m] Pappy you're bound to [D#m] blow your wig.
I ain't going to blow [B] Pappy.
What's the use of [G#] getting sober _ [G#m]
when you're going to [C#] get drunk [B] again?
[F#] _ _
[B] Old Sam done [G#] something [C] fine [D#]
when he brought [G#m] back good whiskey, [C#m] beer, [D#m] and wine.
[A] _ [C#] I love my [B] whiskey and I love my gin.
_ Every time you see [E] me, I'm in [D] my sin. _
[B] _ What's the use [D#] of getting sober when [C#] you're going to get drunk [B] again?
[F#] _ _
[B] _ I went out last [C#m] night about half [D#m] past one. _
[G#m] I [D] thought I'd hoop it up a little [C#m] bit, you know, and [D#] have a little fun.
[G#m] I [D] got me a half a pint [C#m] about half [D#] past two. _
Mm, mm, mm.
The way I was [C#m] feeling, you know what I want to do. _
[B] _ I got me a pint [C#m] about half past four.
_ [B] Felt [Dm] so good, so I went out and got me some [C#] more. _
[A] _ [B] I got me [Dm] a quart about half past [D#] five.
Mm, mm, [B] mm.
Boy, that was [D] so nice I didn't know what I [C#] did or like.
[F#] So _ [A#] what's the use of getting sober _
[G#] when you're going to get [F#] drunk [B] again? _
[G#m] _ [E] I've been [C#m] thinking, but [Em] I keep [C#] drinking.
[C#m] I guess I'm [C] about to lose [B] my mind.
_ [G#m] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A#m] _ _
[B] _ Boy, you ought to listen [C#m] to your old Pappy.
[D#m] Yes, Pappy.
[B] And [D] stop drinking so [C#m] much.
I [F#] ain't doing so much drinking, Pappy.
Shut [B] up, boy.
You [A#] drink all [C#m] day and you drink all night [B] and, son, you [Dm] know that that ain't right.
[C#m] Well, Pappy, you just give me a chance.
Shut up, boy.
[B] _ [D] Boy, you're [C#m] looking thin as a [A#] twig. _
[B] Look [Dm] like to your dear old [C#m] Pappy you're bound to [D#m] blow your wig.
I ain't going to blow [B] Pappy.
What's the use of [G#] getting sober _ [G#m]
when you're going to [C#] get drunk [B] again?
[F#] _ _
[B] Old Sam done [G#] something [C] fine [D#]
when he brought [G#m] back good whiskey, [C#m] beer, [D#m] and wine.
[A] _ [C#] I love my [B] whiskey and I love my gin.
_ Every time you see [E] me, I'm in [D] my sin. _
[B] _ What's the use [D#] of getting sober when [C#] you're going to get drunk [B] again?
[F#] _ _
[B] _ I went out last [C#m] night about half [D#m] past one. _
[G#m] I [D] thought I'd hoop it up a little [C#m] bit, you know, and [D#] have a little fun.
[G#m] I [D] got me a half a pint [C#m] about half [D#] past two. _
Mm, mm, mm.
The way I was [C#m] feeling, you know what I want to do. _
[B] _ I got me a pint [C#m] about half past four.
_ [B] Felt [Dm] so good, so I went out and got me some [C#] more. _
[A] _ [B] I got me [Dm] a quart about half past [D#] five.
Mm, mm, [B] mm.
Boy, that was [D] so nice I didn't know what I [C#] did or like.
[F#] So _ [A#] what's the use of getting sober _
[G#] when you're going to get [F#] drunk [B] again? _
[G#m] _ [E] I've been [C#m] thinking, but [Em] I keep [C#] drinking.
[C#m] I guess I'm [C] about to lose [B] my mind.