C
He'd get home at five thirty, fix his drink, 
                  F
Sit down in his chair,
  G 
Pick a fight with momma,
                                       C 
Complain about us kids getting in his hair,

At night he'd sit alone and smoke, 
                                         F
I'd see his frown behind his lighters flame,
                                Dm
Now that same frown is in my mirror, 
    G                             C
I got my daddies blood inside my veins

[Chorus]


C               F              G           C
Fish swim, Birds fly, daddies yell, mommas cry,
                   F        Am     Dm  G         C                  
Old men, sit and think,                       I drink.

[Verse 2]


C
Chicken TV dinner, six minutes, on defrost,
            F 
Three on high,
 G
Beer to wash it down with, then another,
                    C
Some whisky on the side,

It's not so bad alone here, it don't bother me, 
                        F
That every night's the same,
                        Dm
I don't need another lover, 
         G                        C
Hanging round, trying to make me change,

[Chorus]

C               F               G          C 
Fish swim, Birds fly, lovers leave, by and by
                   F        Am     Dm  G         C                  
Old men, sit and think,                        I drink.

[Middle 8]


E  Em           F       Em      F     D      G
I know, what I am, but I don't……….., give a damn.

[Chorus]


C               F              G           C
Fish swim, Birds fly, daddies yell, mommas cry,
                   F        Am     Dm  G         C                  
Old men, sit and think,                       I drink.