California Sober

by Billy Strings

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California Sober (Billy Strings featuring Willie Nelson)

[transcribed by Tony Johnson]

https://youtu.be/xFNC8HaUUsk

Intro

Verse 1

Well, I

used to like to ramble with my

good-time friends and neighbors

Now I

find I'd rather lie awake in

bed

And I don't

get to actin' mean when I

keep my buzzes clean

And keep the

hard stuff and the whiskey from my

head

Well, I

guess that's just the trouble when you're

always seein' double

And the

lines are gettin' twice as hard to

see

I've had

years I don't recall, but I'm

told I had a

ball

At least

somebody did who

looked a lot like

me

Chorus

So I'm

California sober as they

say

And

lately I can't find no other

way

I

can't stay out and party like I

did back in the

day

So I'm

California

sober as they

say

Instrumental

Verse 2

Well, I

heard out in the hills, they got

pills to get their thrills

And they

love their liquor down in New Or

leans

Maybe

for a New York minute, sugar

cane will fit the bill

But in

no time flat, you're out of what you

need

The

old crew don't get together any

more these days much ever

After

some went straight and some went straight to

jail

Now they're

busy postin' vids and just

tryin' to raise their

kids

Instead of

raisin' holy

hell and postin'

bail

Chorus

Well, I'm

California sober as they

say

And

lately I can't find no other

way

I

can't stay out and party like I

did back in the

day

So I'm

California

sober as they

say

Instrumental

Outro

I was

California sober 'til I

thought the world was over

Now I'm

sittin' on the roadside once a

gain

When that

wagon passes by, I don't

even bat an

eye

Because the

devil on my

shoulder always

wins

When that ol'

wagon passes by, I don't

even bat an

eye

Because the

devil on my

shoulder always

wins

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