I Pray When I'm Drunk chords by Robyn Hitchcock

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
G+G
I pray when I'm drunk, I pray for guidance
                 D MajorD
To get me from the sewer where I am
D MajorD
Yeah, I don't know who to, I pray to someone
                G+G
To get me on my way and give a damn
G+G
Yeah, I pray when I'm drunk, pray when I'm sober
                   C majorC
I'm grateful for the man than I've become
C majorC                 G+G
Yeah, I swarm with the bees and I booze with the mackerel
   D MajorD              G+G
And I think about you every time I strum

Chorus:
        C majorC
Some things can change
        G+G      D MajorD
Some things you cannot change
        A minorAm
All things are strange


Verse 2:
G+G
I pray when I'm drunk, I feel the hammer
                 D MajorD
Of judgement as it smashes on my soul
D MajorD
Yeah, I'm glad that I'm drunk, I feel more open
              G+G
To spiritual leanings that I hold
G+G
Yeah, I'm glad when I'm drunk, glad when I'm sober
                   C majorC
I'm grateful for the hangover that's gone
    C majorC        G+G
And I'm grateful to you, and all the pickings
     D MajorD                G+G
From the carcass of the life that I came from
     D MajorD                G+G
From the carcass of the life that I came from


Chorus:
        C majorC
Some things can change
        G+G      D MajorD
Some things you cannot change
        A minorAm
All things are strange