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]
A A
- 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]
A A
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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]
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Like "The Only Time
A
I'm Sober's When You're Gone"