D                     A        D
1. I drank sixteen doubles for the price of one
   G                  D         E7          A
   trying to find the courage to talk to the one
   G  A   D            G A     D
   I asked her for a dance, not a second glance
   E7    A
   My night had just begun
   
   Well, I drink to the father or the holy ghost
   I'm kneeling at the altar of me nightly post
   So I'll raise a glass, not the first nor last,
   A        D
   come join me in this toast

   A                     D
R: Because the old black rum's got a hold on me
   G    D  A
   Like a dog wrapped round my leg
   D
   and the old black rum's got a hold on me
   A      D   G
   will I live for another day, hey!
   D         A      D
   Will I live for another day

2. Well,the queen of George street just a walking on by
   walking on by with some guy who don't care
   that she stood in line, since half past nine,
   and spent three hours on her hair (on her hair!)
   
   Her friend is looking at me with an evil grin,
   I think the bloody racket might soon begin,
   I must've said something, to the George street queen
   the boys are joining in...

R: Because the old black...

3. So I drank all my money and I slept out in the rain
   every day is different but the nights they're all the same
   You never see the sun, on the old black rum,
   but you know I'm gonna do it again (again!)

R: Because the old black... (2x)

   G                      D       G
4. I drank sixteen doubles for the price of one
   Cadd9               G         A7         D
   trying to find the courage to talk to the one
   G\f#   G            D  G\f#  G
   I asked her for a dance, not a second glance
   A7   D
   my night had just begun...

   D                    G
R. Because the old black rum's got a hold on me
   C    G  D
   like a dog wrapped round my leg
   D                    G
   and the old black rum's got a hold on me
   D     G    Cadd9
   will I live for another day, hey!
   G         D     G
   will I live for another day...