Chris Young - When You're Drinking: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When You're Drinking" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn When You're Drinking Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chris Young

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When You're Drinking" smoothly on your guitar.

 G                    D
We've been down this road before
    Em7                             C
How many times am I gonna have to close that door?
      G               D
When you've had wine, and you're lonely
Em7                           C
Why is that the only time you ever want me?

Chorus:
         G                      D
You can call me an ex when you hang out with friends
        Em7                          C
You can call me on a Sunday, just to ask me
how I've been
         G                               D
You can call me almost any time, 'cept when
you're under neon lights
           Em7
'Cause you say you love me, and we know you
       C
don't mean it
                                    G
So just don't call me when you're drinking
D                                Em7
Just don't call me when you're drinking

'Cause I'll pick up and you'll Uber here
We'll do what we always do and you'll disappear
Then I'll wake up, still holding on
To something that I'll only have
'til you're sober and you're gone

Chorus:
You can call me an ex when you hang out with friends
You can call me on a Sunday, just to ask me
how I've been
You can call me almost any time, 'cept when
you're under neon lights
'Cause you say you love me, and we know you
don't mean it
So just don't call me when you're drinking

                    G                 D
'Cause I'll start thinking that this time you
really need me
          Em7
My heart just won't learn a lesson that you're
C                   G
always gonna leave me

Chorus:
You can call me an ex when you hang out with friends
You can call me on a Sunday, just to ask me
how I've been
You can call me almost any time, 'cept when
you're under neon lights
'Cause you say you love me, and we know you
don't mean it
So just don't call me when you're drinking
Just don't call me when you're drinking

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "When You're Drinking" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When You're Drinking" by Chris Young.