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White Winos by Loudon Wainwright III
White Winos
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 C
Standard tuning, capo on the fifth fret. All chords relative to capo.
Intro C F G
C
Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive
F G
She was desperate to live, but her limit was five
C
Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
Em F G Am
Thank God we stuck with white wine, and stayed away from red
Em F G C
Always stick with white wine and stay away from...
C
Mother liked her white wine, and she'd have a glass or two
F G
Almost every single night after her day was through
C
Sancerre, Chardonnay, Chablis, Pinot Grigio
Em F G Am
Just to take the edge off, just to get the glow,
Em F G C
You've got to take the edge off if you want to get the...
Repeat intro C F G
C
Mother liked her white wine and we'd have a glass or three
F G
And we'd sit out on the screen porch, white winos mom and me
C
We'd talk about my childhood, recap my career,
Em F G Am
When we got to my father that was when I'd switch to beer
Em F G C
When we got to the old man then I'd always switch to...
C
Mother liked her white wine and she'd have a glass or 4
F G
Each empty bottle a dead soldier, the marriage was the war
C
When we blurred the edges, when we drank the lot
Em F G Am
Thats when I got nervous, when the glow got hot
Em F G C
I always get nervous when the glow gets...
Bridge C F G
C
I still like my white wine and I'll have a glass or two
F G
And when I'm down I'll have some whiskey, thats something I shouldn't do
C
Every now and then, I'll take a drop of red
Em F G Am
When I'm with a woman that I want to take to bed
Em F G C
When I'm with a woman that I want to take to...
C
Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive
F G
She was desperate to live, but her limit was five
C
Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
Em F G Am
Thank God we stuck with white wine, and stayed away from red
Em F G
Always stick with white wine, and stay away from
Em F G C
Mother liked her white wine
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