Joe Nichols of Rogers, Arkansas, a young country music singer who rose to prominence in 2002 with The Impossible He only had minor hits before then. According to the The Impossible Songfacts, the Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller penned mid-tempo ballad was released in March 2002 as the first single from his second album, man With a Memory . It became his first hit, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Country chart and #29 on the Hot 100. Nichols
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Cheaper Than A Shrink Written by Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson Recorded by Joe Nichols (Capo on 2)
[Intro] D
D I was sittin' in a chair at the H & R Block G Some vain accountant pencil pusher runnin' up the clock A Said, "I'd tallied up your numbers through the end of the year DEFF# Son, you spent a small fortune on liquor and beer"
[Chorus] GDF#G I said, "It's cheaper than a shrink, you don't have to think G#AD You just pour and drink, yeah, 16.50 for a bottle of jack
D No pourin' out your heart to some high dollar quack Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done EFF# And gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun"
[Chorus] GDF#G And it's cheaper than a shrink, you don't have to think G#AD You just pour and drink, yeah, it's cheaper than a shrink
D Now me and her had this little problem between us G Tryin' to prove the gap between Mars and Venus A She said, "Honey, I think we need to see a marital councilor" DEFF# I said, "All we need to do is slam a case of 12 ouncers
[Chorus] GDF#G 'Cause it's cheaper than a shrink, you don't have to think G#AD You just pour and drink, 'bout 18 bucks will get you four 6 packs
D No pourin' out your heart to some high dollar quack Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done EFF# And gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun"
[Chorus] GDF#G And it's cheaper than a shrink, you don't have to think G#ADEFF# You just pour and drink, and it's cheaper than a shrink
G If liquor prices soar as high as gasoline, DFF# Then I'd a quit drinkin' when I was 19 G It's the oldest, most proven form of therapy EmA The best thing about it far as I can see is that it's
[Chorus] GDF#G Cheaper than a shrink, mmm you don't have to think G#AD You just pour and drink, and it's cheaper than a shrink
AD Oh you just pour and drink and it's a whole lot cheaper than some Big town, clock hound, drag it down shrink