These are the chords for The Only Time Im Sober Is When Youre Gone by Heartsfield on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
[Instrumental Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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- When I first met you
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- I didn\'t understand
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What a naggin\' bitchin\'
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wo-oman can - do to a man
A A
Well it - seems that the girl
D D
I married - ain\'t quite the same
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Well I thought I knew you better
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when I - gave you my name
[Chorus]
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Now, the only time I\'m sober\'s
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when you\'re gone
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And the bottle is the only
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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
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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
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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
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Well I would have left you if
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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]
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[Verse 3]
A
- Guess I\'d better go now
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- it\'s gettin\' pretty late
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But I\'ll be back tomorrow night,
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so - please save my place
A
And I\'ll - tell you all about
D
the tales of pain and misery
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And the heartaches that you caused
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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]
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Like \"The Only Time
A
I\'m Sober\'s When You\'re Gone\"