The Drinking Song

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Intro and Chorus:

A[G]nd the[D7] band pl[G]ayed on

A[G]s the [C5]helicopt[D]ers whirred

D[C]runk on the la[A7]wn in a nuclea[G]r dawn[Em]

M[G]y senses[D] finally [G]blurred

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H[D7]e was a ro[G]ck, to the end[C5] a solid reminder [G]

C[Am]ouldn't d[D7]eny a friend

W[D7]e lived in the no[G]ise and the swe[C5]et amber posi[G]on

P[Bm]eekin' up the skirt of the en[C]d

A[D7]nd we'd dr[G]ink, two[C5] gnarly dudes and some reco[G]rds

M[Am]uch like plates o[D7]f black food

W[D7]e filled up our fa[G]ces, saw[C5] some far plac[G]es

S[Bm]tood on the roof in the nu[C]de    [D7]

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Between poles, he said "we're like cows in the grass"
Brushing off flies
Chaise lounging around standing up, falling down
'Till we no longer opened our eyes
And we'd drink, ever notice how drinking's like war
Cup 'o' troops o'er the gums
To the end of our health a campaign 'gaisnt myself
Armed with bourons and scotches and rums

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Think of bombs, we're poised on the edge of disaster
Whether it's right or it's wrong
We opened the window, played some Nintendo
Sang a few bars of some pretty old song:

 [G]   [C]    I[G]rene goodnig[D]ht, Ire[G]ne goodnight

 [G]       Good[G7]night Iren[C]e goodnight Irene

 [G]       I[D7]'ll see [G]you in my [D7]dreams

Oh to dream, those impotent bones of extinction
Flying graceful and free
None but the best cause the man cannot rest
'Till he's finally beaten his me

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'Till the end, he passed out on the sun deck that morning
Quietly saying goodbye
But I was so hammered I sputtered and stammered
Told him he couldn't just die
He was a rock, went straight for his own armageddon
Face froze in a grin
Ambulance flyin' in I never drank again
Can't really call that a loss or a win