The Lord Knows I'm Drinking chords by Cal Smith

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Hello  (G major) Mrs Johnson,
you self righteous woman
C 
Sunday school  (C major) teacher,
what brings you out slummin'
G 
Do you reckon the preacher  (G major) would
C 
approve where you  (C major) are
G 
Standin' here,  (G major) visitin' with a back-slidin'
D 
G 
Christian Christian  (D major) in a neighborhood  (G major) bar

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Verse 2
G 
 (G major) 
Well, yes, that's my bottle and yes,
that's my glass
C 
And I see you're  (C major) 
eyeballin', this pretty young lass
G 
It ain't none of your business  (G major) but yes,
C 
she's with me  (C major) 
G 
And we don't need no sermon,  (G major) 
D 
G 
you self-righteous woman  (D major) woman just let us  (G major) be

Verse 3
G 
 (G major) 
C 
The Lord knows I'm  (C major) drinkin'
G 
and runnin' around  (G major) 
C 
And He don't need your loud  (C major) 
D 
mouth informin' the town  (D major) 
C 
The Lord knows I'm  (C major) sinnin'
G 
and sinnin' ain't  (G major) right
D 
But me and the  (D major) good Lord's gonna have
G 
us a good talk later  (G major) tonight

Interlude 1

Verse 4
G 
Goodbye,  (G major) Mrs.Johnson,
you self-righteous biddy
C 
I don't need your preachin'  (C major) 
and I don't need your pity
So, go back to whatever,
G 
C 
 (G major) you hypocrites  (C major) do
G 
And when I talk to  (G major) Heaven,
D 
G 
be nice and I'll put  (D major) in a good word for  (G major) you

Verse 5
G 
 (G major) 
C 
The Lord knows I'm  (C major) drinkin'
G 
and runnin' around  (G major) 
C 
And He don't need your loud  (C major) 
D 
mouth informin' the town  (D major) 
C 
The Lord knows I'm  (C major) sinnin'
G 
and sinnin' ain't right  (G major) 
D 
But me and the  (D major) good Lord's gonna have us a
G 
good talk later to (G major) night