Why Henry Drinks
By: Drive-By Truckers
Intro : A, E, D
A
Them stories that you tell me are so hard to swallow
You said “Go to hell” but I know you’d just follow
D F#
The future’s closing in quicker than you think
A E D A
And hanging with you I know why Henry drinks
A
Those obnoxious drunks downstairs are fighting and cussing
And twelve years of me and you don’t add up to nothing
D F#
You say what’s on your mind - tell it to your shrink
A E D A
So he can know like me why Henry drinks
E
Just a few more hours till the sun comes back around
To tear each other down and drink another round
Lost it on the way now I’m hating what we found
D
Mendacity and grudge-fucks and pieces out of town
A
I drink half a case of beer on my way home from work
Daddy needs his medicine to keep his hands off Mama’s throat
D F#
Baby, push a little harder cause you got me on the brink
A E D A
Of spilling more than guts about why Henry drinks
A E D A
Telling you so much about why Henry drinks