More Often Than Not     David Wiffen

(G)    (C)    (G)    (C)    (G)    (C)    (G)    (C)    (G)    (C)    
Have I (G)not been far e(Em)nough?
(C) How many (D)times do you have to (G)die now?
How many miles has it (Em)been?
(C) Not a(G)nother one, n(D)o.
(C) Would you be(D)lieve
That this (G)happens more (D)often than (Em)not?
But (C)here's to all the (D)people
That I'm(G) not (D)with to(Em)night,  (C) (C/B) (Am)(hold)
Wherever they (G)are.

I pulled into town, late last (Em)night,
(C) Would you be(D)lieve I would like to (G)cry now?
Oh my lady lay with a (Em)man,
(C) Not a(G)nother one, n(D)o.
(C) And would you be(D)lieve
That this (G)happens more (D)often than (Em)not?
And (C)here's to all the (D)ladies
That I'm(G) not (D)with to(Em)night,  (C) (C/B) (Am)(hold)
Wherever they (G)are.

So I went downtown, to let it (Em)out.
(C) How many (D)times do you have to (G)try now?
I found a woman, said I was the (Em)best,
(C) Not a(G)nother one, oh (D)no.
(C) And would you be(D)lieve
That this (G)happens more (D)often than (Em)not?
But (C)here's to all the (D)ladies
That just (G)fell to (D)me to(Em)night,  (C) (C/B) (Am)(hold)
Whoever they (G)were. 

Where's the bottle, pass it (Em)here.
(C) So many (D)reasons to drink it (G)dry now.
Probably kill me, might ease some (Em)pain,
(C) Have a(G)nother one and here we (D)go.
(C) And would you be(D)lieve
That this (G)happens more (D)often than (Em)not?
And (C)here's to all the (D)bottles
That I’ve(G) (C/B) (Am)(hold) drunk (D)in my (Em)time,  (C) (C/B) (Am)(hold)
Whatever they (G)were.
Have I not been far enough?
Can a man just take it easy somewhere down the line?
Do you always have to try find the line?
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm…

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