White Winos Chords & Tabs
This is an awesome song from Loudon's album "Last Man On Earth". Its got fingerpicking
but its easy to work out once you have the chords. The intro/bridge is based around Dsus
Enjoy.
Intro D Bm A
D
Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive
Bm A
She was desperate to live, but her limit was five
D
Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
Bm A Bm
Thank God we stuck with white wine, and stayed away from red
A G A D
Always stick with white wine and stay away from...
D
Mother liked her white wine, and she'd have a glass or two
Bm A
Almost every single night after her day was through
D
Sancerre, Chardonnay, Chablis, Pinot Grigio
Bm A Bm
Just to take the edge off, just to get the glow,
A G A D
You've got to take the edge off if you want to get the...
Bridge D Bm A
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D
Mother liked her white wine and we'd have a glass or three
Bm A
And we'd sit out on the screen porch, white winos mom and me
D
We'd talk about my childhood, recap my career,
Bm A Bm
When we got to my father that was when I'd switch to beer
A G A D
When we got to the old man then I'd always switch to...
D
Mother liked her white wine and she'd have a glass or 4
Bm A
Each empty bottle a dead soldier, the marriage was the war
D
When we blurred the edges, when we drank the lot
Bm A Bm
Thats when I got nervous, when the glow got hot
A G A D
I always get nervous when the glow gets...
Bridge D Bm A
D
I still like my white wine and I'll have a glass or two
Bm A
And when I'm down I'll have some whiskey, thats something I shouldn't do
D
Every now and then, I'll take a drop of red
Bm A Bm
When I'm with a woman that I want to take to bed
A G A D
When I'm with a woman that I want to take to...
D
Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive
Bm A
She was desperate to live, but her limit was five
D
Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
Bm A Bm
Thank God we stuck with white wine, and stayed away from red
A G A
Always stick with white wine, and stay away from
A G A D
Mother liked her white wine
