Don't Come Home A Drinkin' Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
Don't Come Home A Drinkin'
Recorded by Loretta Lynn
Written by Loretta Lynn and Peggy Sue Wells
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Well you thought I'd be waitin' up when
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you came home last
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night
You'd been out with all the boys and you
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ended up half
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tight
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liquor and love they just don't mix leave the
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bottle or me be
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hind
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don't come home a
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drinkin' with
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lovin' on your
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mind
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don't come home a drinkin' with lovin' on your
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mind
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stay out there on the town and
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see what you can
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find
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if you want that kind of love well you
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don't need none of
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mine
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don't come home a
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drinkin' with
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lovin' on your
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mind
You never take me anywhere be
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cause you're always
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gone
And many a night I've laid awake and
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cried here all
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alone
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you come in a kissin' on me it
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happens every
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time
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don't come home a
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drinkin' with
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lovin' on your
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mind
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don't come home a
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drinkin' with
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lovin' on your
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mind
FAQ
Who sang the the song Don't Come Home A Drinkin'?
- The song Don't Come Home A Drinkin' was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
