#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: 1/4/01; 8:55:59 AM From: "Gary Fishell" <Gary_Fishell@prodigy.net> Subject: I Don't Want To Sober Up Tonight by Merle Haggard This one came off the CD Merle Haggard, His Best from MCA records These are the basic chords, I use alot of hammering on and pulling off to try and give it that funky sound (funky...yes, I'm >from the 60's) I DON'T WANT TO SOBER UP TONIGHT (Merle Haggard) CAPO 2 [D] [A] [A] [E7] [A] [A] I don't want to [E7] sober up to[A]night I don't want to [E7] act like things are [A] alright And [D] I don't want to change just to [D7] make you think I'm [A] happy That's my right, I don't want to [E7] sober up to[A]night I want to keep my [E7] mind a little [A] hazy I don't care if all my [E7] friends think I'm [A] crazy The [D] way I treat my[D7]self I might be a little [A] crazy But that's alright, I don't want to [E7] sober up to[A]night I'm here to drown [E7] another day of [A] misery I'm in here to spend one [E7] night without a [A] mem'ry And the [D] way I'm drinkin' [D7] now there won't be any [A] memory But that's alright, I don't want to [E7] sober up to[A]night I don't want to [E7] sober up to[A]night I don't want to [E7] act like things are [A] alright [D] I don't want to [D7] change just to make you think I'm [A] happy That's alright, I don't want to [E7] sober up to[A]night