drinking alone chords by Cole Phillips (Official Version)

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G
Cadd9
Em
D

Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
 (G major) Drinking alone, Lucky Number 7
in my red Solo
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) Only     sixteen and headed down a road
that I don't wanna go
G 
 (G major) Drinking this liquor and smoking this weed
in the Oklahoma cold
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) Old      bar rooms, fake IDs, and living life alone
G 
Cadd9 
 (G major)  (Cadd9) 

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Verse 2

Got a bad crowd I run around with

that my mom warned me about

It's hard for her to know about my life

when I'm never at the house

I know God's watching and I feel my life

has really let Him down

Pops always said, "No matter the hurt,

don't let your hat frown"

Chorus 1

I'll sit in this dark room just drinking alone

Nothing but some Jack and Merle on the radio

I've gotta find a way out of this empty hole

But I live in the present, so I'm drinking alone

Interlude 1

Verse 3
G 
 (G major) Pounding headache and then another drink
to make thе pain go away
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) I'm      a cowboy, gotten used to ladies
bеgging me to stay
G 
But I  (G major) work all day, so I jump in the Ford
and slowly drive away
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) Meet     another girl at the bar
just to give me a place to stay
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) 
D 
Yeah,  (D major) I'll sit

Chorus 2
G 
 (G major) in this dark room
just drinking alone
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) Nothing  but some shine
and Zach Bryan on the radio
Em 
I've  (E minor) gotta find a way out of this empty hole
Cadd9 
But I'll  (Cadd9) do       that tomorrow

Verse 4
'cause I'm drinking alone
G 
 (G major) Wake up in the back of a speeding ambulance
with my mom by my side
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) Watching my life fade away,
I think I'm about to flatline
G 
 (G major) Mama telling me, screaming and crying,
she can't watch me go
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) Last     words to Mama was,
"I was in the dark just drinking alone"

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G
Cadd9
Em
D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Ab majorBPM: 82

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the original studio version of drinking alone by Cole Phillips, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Ab major. It suits players who want to learn drinking alone the way Cole Phillips intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.