Cold Beer & Cigarettes (The Devil Is Beating His Wife)

in the key dave is playing it live now (as of early '07)



Intro: D *C#m(xxx120)

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A white ghost making his way up the west coast trying to focus his

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High hopes on a vagina or two, he's taking his chances



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Meanwhile back in his living room bright smiles are watching his toddler run



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Speed trials over grandmother's rug, and nature advances

Verse pt. 2

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Up the interstate, he's been awake and pretty drunk for three whole days

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No one wants to stop until they get to where they're going

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I'll get to where Iím going pretty soon



Chorus

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So he takes another drink cause watching the scenery bleed

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Into each similar scene isn't as sweet as it had been in his dreams



C      Am           D    B7    Em         C      D        B7    C    Am   Bsus4  B







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It's faster to buy cigarettes and some cold beer if you don't rattle the

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Cashier by asking her back to your room, she's calling security



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The car's on fire in the parking lot and nobody wants it to rain

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But God isn't listening, so all the windshield's glisten

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The water and oil mix causing the fire to spread to five or six

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Innocent automobiles sitting in their nearby spot, what a cruel God we've got

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Right on, etc.

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So he takes another drink cause watching the formula bleed

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Into each similar theme isn't as sweet as it had been in his dreams