Barroom Lament Chords
by Hayes Carll
Barroom Lament by Hayes Carll is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro - C F
C F
I'm tired of drinkin' whiskey by myself
C
I'm tired of drinkin' whiskey by myself
F
I wish you'd take that bottle
Bb
And put it right back on the shelf
F C F
Cause I'm tired of drinkin' whiskey by myself
C F
I go down to the bar most every night
C
I go down to the bar most every night
F Bb
The girls don't even notice and the boys all want to fight
F C F
But I go down to the bar most every night
Break - C F
C F
The jukebox has not played my song in years
C
The jukebox has not played my song in years
F Bb
On this same old barstool just backin' shots with beers
F C F
And the jukebox has not played my song in years
C F
All my friends have gone so far away
C
Said all my friends have gone so far away
F Bb
They all went down to Austin Lord I miss 'em night and day
F C F
And all my friends have gone so far away
Solo - F C F C F Bb F C F
C F
I'm really not that funny anymore
C
I'm really not that funny anymore
F Bb
I used to be a riot, now I'm just a lonely bore
F C F
And I'm really not that funny anymore
C F
Do you think that I could stay in town with you
C
Do you think that I could stay in town with you
F Bb
It's thirty miles to my place and I'm feelin' tired and blue
F C F
Do you think that I could stay in town with you
C F
Cause I'm tired of drinkin' whiskey by myself
C
I'm tired of drinkin' whiskey by myself
F
I wish you'd take that bottle
Bb
And put it right back on the shelf
F C F C F
Cause I'm tired of drinkin' whiskey by myself