The Lord Knows I'm Drinking chords by Cal Smith

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Intro 1

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

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

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

Interlude 1

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

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