Anonymous Alcoholic chords by 10cc

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: B

Intro:

B F#7 B E7 B

Verse 1:
                B
You walk in the room

The folks are all there
                B
With glasses in hand

But you can't take the band
                      F#7
So you head for the bar

The barman's well stocked
                      F#7
He knows where you're at

He offers a drink
                           B
But you can't take none of that
        E7                 B
(No you can't take none of that)

Chorus:
     C#m7   Dm7    D#m7
Everybody's having fun
              G#m7
So why be the one
                  C#m7
Who's out in the cold?
         Ddim7
It's not good enough
           B             G#7
You made a deal with yourself
               C#7                      F#7
You said you'd never never take another drop
               B                 G#7
Your craving's big, your liver's shot
             C#7                    F#7
You'd give a million for a solitary drop

Verse 2:
                    B
You take your first belt

It tastes like pure hell
               B
The second one drops

Intentions are shot
                            F#7
Well you think you might as well

You take another sip
                  F#7
You get to likin' it

The music sounds hip
                    B
So you head for the floor
        E7              B
(So you head for the floor)

Bridge:
Bm
   Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
              Bm7                    E7
Well you step out on the dance floor
        Bm7                      E7
And you grab at your boss's wife
            Bm7                       E7
You've been longing to hold her close
        Bm7                        E7
For the whole of your working life
                    C#m7
And the band played on

C#m7 B C#m7 B
C#m7 B C#m7
G#7 F#7

    Bm
Hey! Move your ass
          Bm7                    E7
Well your hostess is lookin' mad
        Bm7                   E7
As your hands start to wander
         Bm7                       E7
And your boss is gonna get you now
           Bm7                    E7
He's gonna put you six feet under
        F#7
You get walked through the door

And your feet don't touch the floor
       E7
You're never gonna see 'em no more

Instrumental:
Bm
F#7 E7

Verse 3:
    F#7            B
The dawn starts to break

Your head's a big ache
                B
You're lyin' in bed

You're back from the dead
                          F#7
And your mouth feels like old leather

Old leather
               B
Never do it again
        E7             B
(You'll never do it again)

Chorus:
C#m7 Dm7     D#m7   D#m7
Everyone was havin' fun
                 G#m7
But you were the one
                   C#m7
Kicked out in the cold
    Ddim7
You slept in your clothes
            B
You let 'em down
            G#7
Down at the club
              C#7                         F#7
You know your conscience got to take the rub
             B
Your boss is sore
                G#7
You've had your chance
           C#7                       F#7
He says he never wants to see you again
                       B
Don't wanna see you again
             E7         B
(Don't wanna see you again)

Outro:
                  B
You've got to dry out

The boys have found out
                    B
It's the end of the line

But it's martini time
                    F#7
So you head for the bar