Cheaper Than A Shrink

Intro Lick  C  G#

PROCEED TO:  F  C#  F  G#

Verse 1

      F
I was sittin' in a chair at the H&R Block.
     F7                          Bb
Some bean countin' pencil pusher runnin' up the clock.
       C                                    C7
Said, "I've tallied up your numbers for the end of the year,
         F                               G#
And son, you've spent a small fortune on liquor and beer."

I said it's ;

Chorus 1

Bb
Cheaper than a shrink.
F
You don't have to think.
Bb       C
You just   pour and drink.
F                        Bb
It's sixteen-fifty for a bottle of Jack,
   F
No pouring out your heart to some high-dollar quack.

Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done.
                                           F7
And gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun.
    Bb
And it's cheaper than a shrink.
F
  You don't have to think.
G#       C
You just pour and drink.
    F
Aw, it's cheaper than a shrink.

Riff  Ab  F

Verse 2

F
Now me and her had this little problem between us.
                                 Bb
Tryin' to bridge the gap between Mars and Venus.
           C
She said, "Honey, I think we need to see a marital counselor."
         F                                          G#
I said, "All we need to do is slam a case of twelve-ouncers."

'Cause it's ;

Chorus 2

Bb
Cheaper than a shrink.
F
You don't have to think.
         C
You just pour and drink.
      F                          Bb       F
About eighteen bucks 'll get you four six-packs.
                                              Bb
No pouring out your heart to some high dollar quack.
       G#                           F          Bb
Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done.
            F                              F7
And gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun.
         Bb
And it's cheaper than a shrink.
F
You don't have to think.
         C
You just pour and drink.
           F                      C#
Yeah, it's cheaper than a shrink.

Verse 3

                 Bb                    C#
If liquor prices soared as high as gasoline,
F                                         G#
I'd a quit drinkin' back when I was nineteen.
         Bb
It's the oldest most proven form of therapy.
Bb7                            C7
The best thing about it far as I can see is that it's ;

Chorus 3

Bb
Cheaper than a shrink.
F
You don't have to think.
G#       C
You just pour and drink.
         F
And it's cheaper than a shrink.
G#           C
Aw, you just pour and drink.
           F
And it's a whole lot cheaper
                                                      C F
Than some big town, clock hound, drag you down shrink.