Slim Dusty – Hes A Good Bloke When Hes Sober (Guitar)

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[Intro] D A7 D [Verse 1]
N.C.      D
There's a character I've met in my travels

                               A7
And of him in this song I will tell
Just listen and you'll be reminded
                             D
Of someone like him you know well
He annoys everyone who is near him
                         G
Sitting there on his barstool

                                   D
He's a really nice bloke when he's sober

      A7                         D
But a pain in the rear when he's full...
[Verse 2]
     D
With each drink he gathers more wisdom

                               A7
While good manners take a back seat
He butts in on your conversation
                          D
And bores you until you retreat
Then he starts on the barmaid or barman
                           G
With unlimited dull boring junk

                                  D
He's a man of few words when he's sober

        A7                          D
But you can't shut him up when he's drunk
[Interlude] G A7 D [Verse 3]
            D
Oh, they're personal friends of the famous

                                   A7
Singers, dancers and sportsmen and so
And they tell all the bad things about them
                                    D
Or the deeds they you don't want to know
Repeating themselves as they maul you
                                G
You're a bloody good bloke they insist

                                        D
They don't know you at all when they're sober

    A7                                    D
But you're their best friend when they're plastered
[Verse 4]
        D
Oh, I'm using a man for example

                              A7
But we know lots of women the same
And quite often they're worse than the men are
                              D
'Cause no one can talk like a dame
They'll hug you and call you oh darlin'
                             G
You're the only great hero I choose

                                      D
And they're pretty stand off-ish when sober

         A7                          D
But come on like a rash when they're boozed
[Interlude] G A7 D [Verse 5]
        D
So with each drink they gather more wisdom

                               A7
While good manners take a back seat
And they butt in on your conversation
                         D
And bore you until you retreat
Then they start on the barmaid or barman
                                G
While swaying there on their barstool

                                          D
Oh, they're pretty nice folk when they're sober

      A7                            D
But a pain in the rear when they're full. All together
[Chorus]
          D
Then they start on the barmaid or barman

                                G
While swaying there on their barstools

                                            D
Well, they're pretty nice folk when they're sober

      A7                            D
But a pain in the rear when they're full. All together
[Verse 6]
           D
Yeah, with each drink they gather more wisdom

                               A7
While good manners take a back seat
And they butt in on your conversation
                         D
And bore you until you retreat
Then they start on the barmaid or barman
                                 G
While swaying there on their barstools

                                            D
Well, they're really nice folk when they're sober

      A7                            D
But a pain in the rear when they're full. Dah dah da dah