Drinking With A Friend Chords
by Doug Paisley
Drinking With A Friend by Doug Paisley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C F C Am G (x3)
verse 1
C F
Out of the corner of my eye
C
Prettiest girl, she said goodbye
Am
Such a sad day, but where was I?
Refrain
G
Drinking with a friend
verse 2
C F
There's a train in the station, and we'll hop on the back
C
There's nothing to lose, we've got nothing we lack
Am
When we're rolling this fast, we don't look back
Refrain
G
Drinking with a friend
verse 3
C F
Up in the morning, and there's nowhere to go
C
Too sick to feel the wind that blows
Am
There's only ever been one cure I know
Refrain
G
Drinking with a friend
verse 4
C F
So many things that I wanted to say
C
I always found the words that got in the way
Am
I looked into your eyes and you turned away
Refrain
G
Drinking with a friend
Interlude
C F C Am G (x3)
Verse 5
C F
Down at the bottom and my blood's run thin
C
I always intended to start again
Am
But I'll never rise above the din
Refrain
G
Drinking with a friend
Verse 6
C F
I went out to your window as black as the coal
C
The night is empty to salve the souls
Am
The price we pay for alcohol
Refrain
G
Drinking with a friend
Verse 7
C F
Nothing to show for nothing I've done
C
Someday I'll be a skeleton
Am
Put me into the ground, let me reach for the sun
Refrain
G
Drinking with a friend
Outro
C F C Am G x2