• Song:

    Because I Got High

  • Artist:

    Afroman

  • Album:

    The Good Times

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Spoken: "It's like, I don't care about nothin' man"
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  "roll another blunt,   Yeah"                        La_ da_ da_ dadada

                       (oooooh_ooooooh Oooooh)
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 La__, Da__ Da__aa__aa,  La da da da, La da da da, La da da daaa_aaa
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I was gonna clean my room until I got high  (oooooh_ooooooh Oooooh)
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I was gonna get up and find the broom , but then I got high
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my room is still messed up and I know why (why man?) yea__ hey__,
            G                    D                    G
cause I got high   because I got high   because I got high  La da da da dadada
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I was gonna go to class before I got high  (come on y'all, check it out  uh)
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I coulda cheated and I coulda passed but I got high (uh   uh)
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I am taking it next semester and I know why, (why man?) yea__ hey__,
            G                    D                    G
cause I got high   because I got high   because I got high
 

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I was gonna go to work but then I got high   (oooooh_ooooooh Oooooh)
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I just got a new promotion but I got high   (La da da da dadada)
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now I'm selling dope and I know why (why man?) yea heayy,
            G                    D                    G
cause I got high   because I got high   because I got high  La da da da dadada
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I was gonna go to court before I got high    (oooooh_ooooooh Oooooh)
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I was gonna pay my child support but then I got high   (La da da da dadada)
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They took my whole paycheck and I know why (why man?) yea heayy,
            G                    D                    G
cause I got high   because I got high   because I got high  La da da da dadada


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I wasn't gonna run from the cops but I was high    (oooooh_ooooooh Oooooh)
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I was gonna pull right over and stop but I was high   (La da da da dadada)
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Now I am a paraplegic and I know why (why man?) yea heayy,
            G                    D                    G
cause I got high   because I got high   because I got high  La da da da dadada
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I was gonna pay my car note until I got high    (oooooh_ooooooh Oooooh)
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I was gonna gamble on the boat but then I got high   (La da da da dadada)
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now the tow truck is pulling away and I know why (why man?) yea heyy,
            G                    D                    G
cause I got high   because I got high   because I got high  La da da da dadada
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I was gonna make love to you but then I got high    (oooooh_ooooooh Oooooh)
            D                               G
I was gonna eat yo pussy too but then I got high
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now I'm jacking off and I know why, yea heyy,
            G                    D                    G
cause I got high   because I got high   because I got high  La da da da dadada
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I messed up my entire life because I got high    (oooooh_ooooooh Oooooh)
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I lost my kids and wife because I got high   (La da da da dadada)
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now I'm sleeping on the sidewalk and I know why (why man?) yea heyy,
            G                    D                    G
cause I got high   because I got high   because I got high  La da da da dadada
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I'm gonna stop singing this song because I'm high    (oooooh_ooooooh Oooooh)
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I'm singing this whole thing wrong because I'm high   (La da da da dadada)
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and if I don't sell one copy I know why (why man?) yea heyy,
          G                D                G
cause I'm high   cause I'm high   cause I'm high  La da da da dadada
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