Heartsfield – The Only Time Im Sober Is When Youre Gone Chords

These are the chords for The Only Time Im Sober Is When Youre Gone by Heartsfield on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Instrumental Intro]
A E E7 A A

[Verse 1]
A              A       
- When I first met you 
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- I didn\'t understand
       E                
What a naggin\' bitchin\' 
E           A         A
wo-oman can - do to a man
        A                A    
Well it - seems that the girl 
          D                 D
I married - ain\'t quite the same
       E                  E      
Well I thought I knew you better 
       D      E      A
when I - gave you my name

[Chorus]
         A             A       
Now, the only time I\'m sober\'s 
            E7    E7
when you\'re gone
        E7            E7   
And the bottle is the only 
           A                A
thing that keeps me hangin\' on
    A          A           
The man on the radio keeps 
D               D
singin\' sad sad songs
          E7            
Like \"The Only Time I\'m 
E7                  A       A
Sober\'s When You\'re Gone\"

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[Verse 2]
       A                      
Well I have no need to travel 
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- anywhere\'s too far
         E                   
And they know me by my first 
        A
name at - all the local bars
I heard that a failin\' love can 
D
- drive a man to drink
       E                      
Well I would have left you if 
         D        E       A
I hadn\'t been too high to think

[Chorus]
         A             
Now, the only time I\'m 
                    E7
sober\'s when you\'re gone
        E7                 
And the bottle is the only 
           A
thing that keeps me hangin\' on
    A                      D
The man on the radio keeps singin\' 
sad sad songs
          E7            
Like \"The Only Time I\'m 
                    A
Sober\'s When You\'re Gone\"

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[Interlude]
A E E7 A A

[Verse 3]
A                         
- Guess I\'d better go now 
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- it\'s gettin\' pretty late
    E                            
But I\'ll be back tomorrow night, 
   A
so - please save my place
         A                    
And I\'ll - tell you all about 
             D
the tales of pain and misery
        E                   E7     
And the heartaches that you caused 
         D     E             A
by bein\' - too damn blind to see

[Chorus]
         A             
Now, the only time I\'m 
                    E7
sober\'s when you\'re gone
        E7                 
And the bottle is the only 
           A
thing that keeps me hangin\' on
    A                      D
The man on the radio keeps singin\' 
sad sad songs
          E7        
Like \"The Only Time 
                        A
I\'m Sober\'s When You\'re Gone\"

[Outro]
          E7        
Like \"The Only Time 
                        A
I\'m Sober\'s When You\'re Gone\"