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Key: C
Tuning: E A D G B E
Verse 1:
C
Come drink with me, and we'll forget
C
The troubles that we know
F C
After all, what is life but a hard way to go?
C
It'll be here in the morning
C
Though I can't guarantee
F G C
What waits for you tomorrow, come and drink with me
Pre-Chorus:
F
Come and drink with me
C
We can all get high
G
Laugh and dance
C
And watch the world go by
Chorus:
C
Watchin' the world go by
F C
I couldn't help but die
F C D
All of us here, we were made to die
F G C
Watchin' the world go by
Verse 2:
C F
Lord knows I ain't been winnin'
G F
But I have seen some livin'
C F G
Thinkin' in the taverns late at night
C F
And I'd two lonesome gypsies
G F
Who say they gonna miss me
G
And a long haired woman who smiles at me
F G C
As I offer up my last drink of wine
Verse 3:
C
Come drink with me, and we'll forget
C
The troubles that we know
F C
After all, what is life but a hard way to go?
C
It'll be here in the morning
C
Though I can't guarantee
F G C
What waits for you tomorrow, come and drink with me
Pre-Chorus:
F
Come and drink with me
C
We can all get high
G
Laugh and dance
C
And watch the world go by
Chorus:
C
Watchin' the world go by
F C
I couldn't help but cry
F C D
All of us here, we were made to die
F G C
Watchin' the world go by
Bridge:
C
I've got to make amends
F C
And to show off this thing within
F
Off the rug
C D
My last drink of wine
F G C
Watchin' the world go by
Chorus:
C
Watchin' the world go by
F C
I couldn't help but cry
F C D
All of us here, we were made to die
F G C
Watchin' the world go by, low, low
C
Watchin' the world go by
F C
I couldn't help but cry
F C D
All of us here, we were made to die
F G C
Watchin' the world go by
Outro:
C F C F C D F G C
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Published: April 6, 2026
Last Updated: April 6, 2026