Artist: The Avett Brothers Song: When I Drink Album: The Gleam EP Capo Two Verse 1: C Am F G Am C When I drink, I say things I don't wanna say F G C C/B Am I do things i don't wanna do F G I talk mean to you. C Am F G Am C But if I think, I just might get something out of this F G C C/B Am My parents taught me to learn when i miss F G Just do your best. Am C Just do your best. Chorus: Em F It's the only way to keep that last bit of sanity Am G Maybe I don't have to be good but I can try to be F G at least a little better than I've been so far. Verse 2: C Am F G Am C But when I drink, I hear things that aren't really there F G C C/B Am I feel things when i shouldn't really care F G Have fist fights with the air. C Am F G Am C But if I think, about someone besides myself F G C C/B Am I lived through the silver and the bell F G With something to tell Am C Just do your best Chorus: Em F It's the only way to keep that last bit of sanity Am G Maybe I don't have to be good but I can try to be F G at least a little better than I've been so far. Verse 3: C Am F G Am C But when I drink, I spend the next morning in a haze F G C C/B Am But we only get so many days F G Now I have one less Am C Just do your best. Chorus: Em F It's the only way to keep that last bit of sanity Am G Maybe I don't have to be good but I can try to be F G at least a little better than I've been so far. F G C Oh, at least a little better than I've been so far.
