Better When I Drink chords by Matt Lang

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:

G+G C majorC D MajorD C majorC

Verse:
G+G
Ever since she left me
     C majorC
Threw my stuff out on the street
   D MajorD
Been Hangin' round and closin' down
   C majorC
This bar five nights a week
   G+G
But I know what Dr. Phil would say
 C majorC
About self medication
  D MajorD
But I'm half lit, and he don't know shit
C majorC
About my situation

Chorus:
   G+G
It's better when I drink
C majorC
Worser when I don't
    D MajorD
Yeah it hurts a little less, the drunker I get
  C majorC         Bb majorBb
Til it's time, to go home
G+G
Whiskey helps to numb the pain
  C majorC
So I don't have to think
  D MajorD   C majorC      G+G   C majorC D MajorD C majorC
Yeah, it's better when I drink

Verse:
G+G
If you didn't know me
     C majorC
You might think I'm on a roll
    D MajorD
Havin' one hell of a good time
    C majorC
And not stuck here in this hole
  G+G
She probably thinks I'm wallowing
C majorC
Around in my self pity
   D MajorD
But lucky for me there's one or three
C majorC
Bars in this here city

Chorus:
   G+G
It's better when I drink
C majorC
Worser when I don't
    D MajorD
Yeah it hurts a little less, the drunker I get
  C majorC         Bb majorBb
Til it's time, to go home
G+G
Whiskey helps to numb the pain
  C majorC
So I don't have to think
  D MajorD   C majorC      G+G
Yeah, it's better when I drink

Solo:

G+G  C majorC  D MajorD  C majorC  G+G  C majorC  D MajorD C majorC

Chorus:
   G+G
It's better when I drink
C majorC
Worser when I don't
    D MajorD
Yeah it hurts a little less, the drunker I get
  C majorC         Bb majorBb
Til it's time, to go home
G+G
Whiskey helps to numb the pain
  C majorC
So I don't have to think
  D MajorD   C majorC     G+G
Yeah, it's better when I drink
C majorC
Worser when I don't
    D MajorD
Yeah it hurts a little less, the drunker I get
  C majorC         Bb majorBb
Til it's time, to go home
G+G
Whiskey helps to numb the pain
  C majorC
So I don't have to think
  D MajorD   C majorC     G+G
Yeah, it's better when I drink

Outro:
C majorC
Come on girl
  D MajorD
Oh yeah
C majorC           G+G    C majorC
Mmmm, it's better when I drink
         D MajorD    C majorC G+G
It's better when I drink