Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five - Whats the use of getting sober when you gonna get drunk again

^BBoy, you ^Dmotta listen to your old ^DbmPappy Yeah, ^GbPappy^B And stop ^Dmdrinking so much ^DbmI'm-I'm ain't been doing (^Gbso much drinking, Pappy) ^GbShut up, boy! ^BYou drink ^Ebmall day ^Dmand you drink all ^Dbmnight and ^Cmson, you know, that ^Dmthat ain't right (^DbmOh Pappy, you just give me a chance. I, I can, I . . .) ^EbmShut up, boy! Boy, ^Dmyou're lookin' thin as a ^Dbmtwig ^Gb(I know that . . . ) ^BLook likes your dear ^Dmold Pappy - ^Dbmabout to blow your wig ^GbI ain't gonna blow my wig, Pappy

^BWhat's the use of getting so^Abmber When you're ^Bgonna get drunk^Dbm again^{Gb B}Oh Sam ^Dbmdone something fine^{Gb Dbm} When he ^Gbbought that good ^Dmwhiskey, ^Dbmbeer and wine ^A I love my ^Gbwhiskey and I ^Blove my gin^{Abm Gb}Every time you ^Bsee me I'm ^Dmin my sin What's the ^Ebmuse of getting so^Cmber When you're ^Gbgonna get drunk ^Bagain^Gb

^BI went out last ^Dmnight about ^Dbmhalf past one^{Gb Abm}I Thought I'd ^Dmwhoop it up a little you know, ^Dbmhave a lil' fun ^{Gb B}I got me a half ^Dmpint about ^Dbmhalf past two^{Gb B}Mmm, mmm, the way I was ^Dmfeeling you know what I ^Dbmwanna do^Gb I ^BGot me a pint^{Dm Dbm}about half past four^{Gb B}Felt so good, ^Dmwent out and got me ^Dbmsome more^{Gb B}Got me a quart ^Dmabout ^Dbmhalf past five^{Gb B}Boy, that was so nice didn't ^Dmknow if I was d^Dbmead or alive^Gb

^GbSo ^Bwhat's the ^Ebmuse of getting so^Cmber ^B When you're ^Dmgonna get drun^Gbk again

^AbmI've been thinking ^DbmBut I keep ^Gbdrinking ^Dbm I guess I'm 'bout ^Cmlose my ^Bmind