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Capo on 3 if standard tuning. Capo on 4, tuned a half step down is how Andrew Combs plays it.
Verse 1:
C F C
Lonely as these days are long,
C F G5
As dark as the night bird's song,
Am G5 C F F
This strange way of living has bled my heart dry.
C G5 C
I'm lonesome, but too stoned to cry.
C F C
My clothes, they're ragged and worn,
C F G5
I'm a sailor who's caught in the worst kind of storm.
Am G5 C F F
The water keeps rising, but I'm getting by.
C G5 C
I keep walking, I'm too stoned to fly.
Chorus:
G5 F C
'cause whisky and wine and pills for the pain,
G5 F C
Fast easy women and little cocaine.
Am G5 C F F
I'm walking a line between hell bent and high,
C G5 C
I ain't happy, just too stoned to cry.
Solo/Break:
F G5 C Cmaj9 Am
F G5 C G5 C
Verse 2:
C F C
Now I'm living from town to town,
C F G5
I've always been lost, I ain't never been found.
Am G5 C F F
They say Jesus can save me, but that was a lie.
C G5 Am
I keep trying, I'm too stoned to die.
C G5 C
I keep trying, I'm too stoned to die.
Chorus:
G F C
'cause whisky and wine and pills for the pain,
G5 F C
Fast easy women and little cocaine.
Am G5 C F F
I'm walking in line between hell bent and high,
C G5 Am
I ain't happy, just too stoned to cry,
C G5 F
No, I ain't happy, just too stoned to cry.
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025