
Lyrics
I'm broken-hearted
With all that this entails
It takes some concentrated drinking
To keep me on the rails
I have to hide my face
I have to hide my shame
I don't wait 'til I'm sober
'Til I get drunk again
I drink at home
I drink out
I drink in cocktail bars
Falling down
Seeing stars
It suits me
It suits me
Going astray
In all the bars from here to Mandalay
They never close
We never payChorus:
My oh my
We can't compete
It's only heavy drinking that keeps us on our feet
My oh my
I can't complain
If it weren't for heavy drinking
We'd never play Sweet Jane
My my my, oh my
The days go by
I never quite forget her
But goodness how I try
Believe me
Believe me
Falling apart in bars
I like to suffer for my art
Just one more before we part
Don't want to think
About how much I drink
It's a habit that's out of control
Hope I never get dry before I get old.Trombone (trombone solo)
Chorus
Don't want to think
About how much I drink
It's a habit that's out of control
Hope I never get dry (before you get)
Hope I never get dry now (before you get)
Hope I never get dry before I get old... mmmmm... mmmm
Found On
Four CD box set gathering A-sides, the would-be hits along with B-sides, tangential 12-inch tracks (the C-sides), and an excellent session for Los Angeles radio station KCRW from 1989.
Includes over a dozen indie chart hits including ‘Southern Mark Smith’, ‘Girl Go’, ‘The Human Jungle’, ‘16 Years’ plus a host of truly eclectic Butcher tunes from his early Glass recordings through his time at Creation.
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Media
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trombone solo
reset808[at]-remove-gmail.com - Martin phoneix AZ
2Dec2010 4:49 PM (12 years 183 days ago)Does anyone want to give me the notes for that trombone solo?
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drink chords
ericj[at]-remove-rcip.com - Sacramento, CA USA
22Dec2004 7:36 PM (18 years 164 days ago)thankee thankee thankee for the chords. Several folks in the local scooter club are butcher fans, and at the next camping rally I'm going to c(h)orral (--groan--) them into a drunken version of DRINK. I was dreading having to spend countless hours figuring out the crazy jazz chords, but it turns out that they aren't all that crazy after all. I guess there's infinte room for complicating things using passing chords, but I reckon I'll be somewhat, er, impaired when it comes down to it. Thanks again. cheers, -eric.
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DRINK news
zarathud23[at]-remove-mac.com - Chicago
3Aug2004 8:37 PM (18 years 305 days ago)The Asylum Street Spankers have been convering this live for a while now, and put it on their latest CD as well- they do it well, check it out!
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yer chords
12Jun2002 2:44 PM (20 years 358 days ago)here are the chords:
first part: E - Emaj7 - Ab - A - C7
second part: E - C# - C9 - F#m7 - B9
*in the first part, the E to the Emaj7 go together quickly - it's that
little intro part, and the Emaj7 can be omitted when you repeat the line.
*in the second part, the F#m7 - B9 combo is repeated a few times.