James Carothers

New Country Singers

James Carothers


Tom: C

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The new country singers, they all sing about drinkin'
F
How it makes them have fun, but it got me to thinkin'
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Somethin' was missing, to me it was puzzling
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'Cause in these pop country songs they just have fun at bars
     F
They don't get caught cheatin' or wreck their cars
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 So I've come to the conculsion that they don't drink near as much as me

[Chorus]
                C
They sing about beers and beautiful girls
     F
They must be livin' in another world
          C                                               G
Where you pop a magic top and there's hot chicks in tight jeans
    C
I'm tryin' to figure out what I been doin' wrong
    F
Why life's turnin' out like a Haggard song
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 I guess it's 'cause they don't drink near as much as me

[Verse 2]
      C
These guys drink and cruise and never get pulled over
    F
The girl never slaps him with a restrainin' order
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 At first glance, it was all too hard to believe
     C
They sing about their new lifted trucks out fishin'
    F
And I've got a court-ordered interlocked ignition
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Then I remembered that they don't drink near as much as me

[Chorus]
                C
They sing about beers and beautiful girls
     F
They must be livin' in another world
C                                               G
 They pop a top and there's hot chicks in tight jeans
      C
And I think I know what I'm doin' wrong
    F
Why life's been more like a Haggard song
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 'Cause these guys don't drink as much as me

[Verse 3]
C
 Maybe these singers win all their fights
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 Perhaps they go home early at night
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 Maybe they've never had to pay attorney fees
            C
'Cause they sing about boozin' like it heaven
F
Meanwhile I've been banned from all 7-Elevens
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 I guess they just don't drink near as much as me

[Chorus]
                C
They sing about beers and beautiful girls
     F
They must be livin' in another world
          C                                                 G
Where you pop the magic top and there's hot chicks in tight jeans
 C
I finally figured what I'm doin' wrong
    F
Why life's more like a George Jones song
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 New singers just don't drink as much as me
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Well, I guess they just don't drink near as much as me