Written by Charles e Calhoun
Intro: piano (l.h. bass) w/drums Ab . / / / / /repeat chorus Verse 1: Db9 Gb9 You know my baby she won't let me in Db9 Gb9 I've got a few pennies I'm gonna buy myself a bottle of gin Db F7 Bbm Db7/Ab Gb Gdim7 And then I'm gonna call my buddy on the telephone and say Gb6/Ab Db 1: Ab Db (Let's go get stoned) Now listen repeat chorus Verse 2: You know I work so hard all the day long Everything I try to do seem to always turn out wrong That's why I wanna stop by on my way home and say (Let's go get stoned) Now let me tell you one more thing repeat chorus Bridge: Gb7 Bbm Ain't no harm to have a little taste Gb7 Db7 But don't lose your cool and start messing up the man's place Gb7 Bbm Ain't no harm to take a little nip Gb7 Eb7 Ab7 But don't you fall down and bust your lip mmm, no, no repeat chorus to fade: 3: I think everybody wants to come on and go with me 4: I'm gonna tell you one more time what I'm gonna do 5: I think you ought to say it one more timeDb F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6 (Let's go get stoned) 1: yeah (whoa-oh-oh) Gb6/Ab Db Ab Db (Let's go get stoned) 1: everybody 2: now wait a minute