California Sober

Intro G G G G [Verse 1] G G Well, I used to like to ramble with my good-time friends and neighbors C G Now I find I'd rather lie awake in bed G G And I don't get to actin' mean when I keep my buzzes clean A D And keep the hard stuff and the whiskey from my head G G Well, I guess that's just the trouble when you're always seein' double C G And the lines are gettin' twice as hard to see C G Em I've had years I don't recall, but I'm told I had a ball A D G At least somebody did who looked a lot like me Chorus G G So I'm California sober as they say C G And lately I can't find no other way C G Em I can't stay out and party like I did back in the day A D G So I'm California sober as they say [Instrumental] G G C G G G A D G G C G C G Em A D G G [Verse 2] G G Well, I heard out in the hills, they got pills to get their thrills C G And they love their liquor down in New Orleans G G Maybe for a New York minute, sugarcane will fit the bill A D But in no time flat, you're out of what you need G G The old crew don't get together anymore these days much ever C G After some went straight and some went straight to jail C G Em Now they're busy postin' vids and just tryin' to raise their kids A D G Instead of raisin' holy hell and postin' bail Chorus G G Well, I'm California sober as they say C G And lately I can't find no other way C G Em I can't stay out and party like I did back in the day A D G So I'm California sober as they say [Instrumental] G G C G G G A D G G C G C G Em A D G G G C G G G A7 D G G C G C G Em A7 D G Outro G G I was California sober 'til I thought the world was over C G Now I'm sittin' on the roadside once again C G Em When that wagon passes by, I don't even bat an eye A7 D G Because the devil on my shoulder always wins C G Em When that ol' wagon passes by, I don't even bat an eye Em G D G Because the devil on my shoulder always wins