Damned
Drinking About My Baby Chords
August 27th, 2014
"Drinking About My Baby" by The Damned, from The Black Album (1980)
Chords by Aaron Kavanagh (aaronkavoucas@gmail.com)
INTRO:
B, A, B, A, B, A, D
(Repeat twice)
VERSE 1:
B A B A
I was yours and you were mine
B A D
We were together all the time
B A B A
We had sun and happy days
B A D
Living together in our lazy ways
PRE-CHORUS:
I normally improvise this part, but here's a way to do it:
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G - - 2 3 2 3 5 6 5 6 8 9 8 9 12 12 12 12 12-
D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CHORUS:
B A B A
Drinking about my baby
B A D
Drinking about her all the time
(Repeat twice)
VERSE 2:
B A B A
I was so happy to see you
B A D
You're so clever to find
B A B A
I don't want to leave you
B A D
You're my special someone
(REPEAT PRE-CHORUS)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
BRIDGE:
You can do the bridge like this: E, E, E, E, E, E, D
E, E, E, E, E, E, Dm
(Repeat twice)
SOLO:
During the solo you can play B, A, B, A, B, A, D twice.
Alternatively, if you want to play the solo, you can just free style it. Just go nuts,
like Captain Sensible would!
VERSE 3:
B A B A
I can see just where I am
B A D
Sitting in a lonely bar
B A B A
One arm bandits, friends of yours
B A D
Keep asking where you are
(REPEAT PRE-CHORUS)
OUTRO:
B A B A B A Dsus
Drinkin', and drinkin', and drinkin', woah-oh!
(Repeat eight times)