Down Drinking At The Bar — Loudon Wainwright III
Chords and lyrics for Down Drinking At The Bar by Loudon Wainwright III (key of E).
Intro
[E7] [Asus4]
Verse 1
[E7]Well, I call you up on the [Asus4]phone: [E7]nobody's at [Asus4]home
[E7]Then I do my usual [Asus4]thing: I [E7]let the telephone ring and ring [Asus4]and ring and
ring and ring
[E7]I'm standing at a phone [Asus4]booth, [E7]coping with the ugly [Asus4]truth
Chorus
[B7]You see, I know where you are... [A7]I know where you are
[E7]You're down drinking at the [Asus4]bar
Verse 2
[E7]I can picture you there on that [Asus4]stool, [E7]drinking like a drunken [Asus4]fool
[E7]Yeah, you're sitting there on your[Asus4] ass, [E7]muttering into [Asus4]your glass
[E7]Paying for your lowlife [Asus4]thrills with wet [E7]quarters and soggy one dollar
[Asus4]bills
Chorus
[B7]I know where you are, [A7]baby
[E7]You're down drinking at the[Asus4] bar
Verse 3
[E7]Dean Martin's on the jukebox, [Asus4]I bet or [E7]maybe it's Tammy [Asus4]Wynette
[E7]The tearjerkers are jerking your[Asus4] tears
[E7]Salt water in your whiskey and your [Asus4]beers
[E7]You've got the Miller High Life bouncing [Asus4]balls
[E7]You've got the Utica Club [Asus4]waterfalls
Chorus
[B7]I know where you are, [A7]oh ho
[E7]You're down at the[Asus4] bar
[E7]You're down at the[Asus4] bar
Instrumental Break
[E7] [Asus4]
Verse 4
[E7]Go ahead get drunk, it's [Asus4]alright
[E7]Lost weekend on a Tuesday [Asus4]night
[E7]But I'm going to have to give you the[Asus4] score:
[E7]I'm not going to call you up on the telephone[Asus4] no more
[E7]I'm sick and tired of listening to that phone [Asus4]ring 15 times
[E7]I'm sick and tired of getting back my [Asus4]dimes!
Chorus
[B7]Because I know what you are
[A7]You're at sot, that's what you are
[B7]I know what you are
[A7]You're a lush
You got a big red nose!
Chorus
[B7]I know where you are, baby
[A7]I know where you are...
[E7]You're down drinking at the bar[Asus4]
Outro
[E7] [Asus4] [E7] [Asus4] [E7]
Use this bass run changing from E7 to Asus4 and back again
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