D                          G 
Well I shoulda known better with a friend like you 
       A                          D 
You'd get me in trouble like you always do 
                             G 
Drop by the house to write a song or two 
        A                      D 
Then we wind up drunk in the afternoon 
 
        G             A 
And we tell a joke, light up a smoke 
D                       G 
Laugh about how we're both so broke 
     D                                    A 
And tell each other we're gonna make it someday 
G                     A 
One verse to go, and even though 
D                             G 
They'll never play us on the radio 
      D                      A       D 
Hell we ain't in it for the money anyway  
 
 
Well our friends are all working and they don't understand 
Creative juices flow from a 12-oz can 
A pile of empties when the day is through 
Well I shoulda known better with a friend like you 
 
(repeat chorus) 
 
Well I better sober up, I've got a gig tonight 
You said "Have another" and I said "Alright" 
Well I missed my gig, now I guess I'm screwed 
Shoulda known better with a friend like you 
 
(repeat chorus)