Key of E
Tuning: eadgbe
Intro: E(hammer)
(Verse1)
My best friend [A]Junior, he lives two [E]trailers down
His wife [B]MaryLou she r[A]uns the C[B]aberet in t[E]own
They've got[A] two kids, and they don't lo[E]ok l[B]ike [C#5]him
He's a [B]tractor tech, he's a r[A]edneck, now he's g[B]ettin d[A]runk [E]again
(Chorus)
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
Tryin to [E]remember all those [B]crazy nights that we [A]had
N[B]ow I'm em[E]pty, I'm not s[A]ad
Talkin bout the [E]good times,[B] drinkin down the b[E]ad
(Verse2)
Miss Sara Ann [A]Bakersmith, she was my g[E]irlfriend
I took her [B]top off for the [A]first time [B]at the [E]drive-in
You know those [A]had to be the coolest [E]things [B]I'd [C#5]seen
She was [B]passed around like a [A]bottle of crown, but she was [B]always [A]sweet to [E]me
(Chorus)
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
Tryin to [E]remember all those [B]crazy nights that we [A]had
N[B]ow I'm em[E]pty, I'm not s[A]ad
Talkin bout the [E]good times,[B] drinkin down the b[E]ad
(Verse3)
Now Junior's J[A]unior's kid, you know they [E]call him "The Duece"
And his [B]grandma she drinks [A]vodka [B]in her [E]orange juice
She sells [A]pot to kids, and she j[E]ust got[B] out of [C#5]jail
Junior [B]had to sell his [A]new John-boat just to [B]help to [A]raise the [E]bail.
(Chorus)
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
Tryin to [E]remember all those [B]crazy nights that we [A]had
N[B]ow I'm em[E]pty, I'm not s[A]ad
Talkin bout the [E]good times,[B] drinkin down the b[E]ad
(Verse4)
Now my name's [A]Carl Wayne, I've had two [E]DUI's
Three [B]years ago they [A]took my [B]license [E]I don't drive
These boots [A]can get me there, I live just [E]down [B]the [C#5]street
It's [B]last call, it's too [A]far to crawl, now [B]help me to[A] my [E]feet
(Chorus)
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
Tryin to [E]remember all those [B]crazy nights that we [A]had
N[B]ow I'm em[E]pty, I'm not s[A]ad
Talkin bout the [E]good times,[B] drinkin down the b[E]ad
(Outro)
Just talkin bout the [E]good times, [B]drinkin down the bad[E]
Talkin bout the [E]good times[B][A][B][E]
Tuning: eadgbe
Intro: E(hammer)
(Verse1)
My best friend [A]Junior, he lives two [E]trailers down
His wife [B]MaryLou she r[A]uns the C[B]aberet in t[E]own
They've got[A] two kids, and they don't lo[E]ok l[B]ike [C#5]him
He's a [B]tractor tech, he's a r[A]edneck, now he's g[B]ettin d[A]runk [E]again
(Chorus)
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
Tryin to [E]remember all those [B]crazy nights that we [A]had
N[B]ow I'm em[E]pty, I'm not s[A]ad
Talkin bout the [E]good times,[B] drinkin down the b[E]ad
(Verse2)
Miss Sara Ann [A]Bakersmith, she was my g[E]irlfriend
I took her [B]top off for the [A]first time [B]at the [E]drive-in
You know those [A]had to be the coolest [E]things [B]I'd [C#5]seen
She was [B]passed around like a [A]bottle of crown, but she was [B]always [A]sweet to [E]me
(Chorus)
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
Tryin to [E]remember all those [B]crazy nights that we [A]had
N[B]ow I'm em[E]pty, I'm not s[A]ad
Talkin bout the [E]good times,[B] drinkin down the b[E]ad
(Verse3)
Now Junior's J[A]unior's kid, you know they [E]call him "The Duece"
And his [B]grandma she drinks [A]vodka [B]in her [E]orange juice
She sells [A]pot to kids, and she j[E]ust got[B] out of [C#5]jail
Junior [B]had to sell his [A]new John-boat just to [B]help to [A]raise the [E]bail.
(Chorus)
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
Tryin to [E]remember all those [B]crazy nights that we [A]had
N[B]ow I'm em[E]pty, I'm not s[A]ad
Talkin bout the [E]good times,[B] drinkin down the b[E]ad
(Verse4)
Now my name's [A]Carl Wayne, I've had two [E]DUI's
Three [B]years ago they [A]took my [B]license [E]I don't drive
These boots [A]can get me there, I live just [E]down [B]the [C#5]street
It's [B]last call, it's too [A]far to crawl, now [B]help me to[A] my [E]feet
(Chorus)
E(hammer) A
I'm talkin bout the good times, drinkin down the bad
Tryin to [E]remember all those [B]crazy nights that we [A]had
N[B]ow I'm em[E]pty, I'm not s[A]ad
Talkin bout the [E]good times,[B] drinkin down the b[E]ad
(Outro)
Just talkin bout the [E]good times, [B]drinkin down the bad[E]
Talkin bout the [E]good times[B][A][B][E]