Tuning: E A D G B E

The times shown are elapsed time from the start; tabbed by Marty Lurvey. The pattern F C Bb Bb C repeats throughout the song. [Intro] ( keyboard & percussion ) 0:17 X4: F C Bb Bb C 0:34 [Verse 1] ( spoken )

^FI ^Cwas^Bb on^Bbce o^Cut strolling one very hot ^Fsu^Cmme^Bbr's^Bb day^C, When I thought I'd lay ^Fmy^Csel^Bbf d^Bbown ^Cto rest, In a ^Fbi^Cg f^Bbiel^Bbd of^C tall grass. ^FI ^Clai^Bbd t^Bbhere^C in the sun and felt it ^Fca^Cres^Bbsin^Bbg my^C face.

^FAs^C I ^Bbfel^Bbl as^Cleep and dreamed,^F ^C ^Bb ^Bb ^C I dreamed ^FI ^Cwas^Bb in^Bb a H^Collywood movie, And that ^FI ^Cwas^Bb th^Bbe st^Car of the movie. This really ^Fbl^Cew ^Bbmy ^Bbmind^C, The fact that ^Fme^C an^Bb ov^Bberfe^Cd long haired leaping gnome, ^FSh^Coul^Bbd b^Bbe th^Ce star of a Hollywood movie, ^Fhm^Cmm.^Bb ^Bb 1^C:28

There I ^Fwa^Cs, ^Bbumm^Bbm, I^C was taken to a ^Fpl^Cace^Bb, t^Bbhe h^Call of the ^Fmo^Cunt^Bbain^Bb kin^Cgs I stood ^Fhi^Cgh ^Bbupo^Bbn a ^Cmountain top, naked^F t^Co t^Bbhe ^Bbworl^Cd In front ^Fof^C ev^Bbery^Bb kin^Cd of girl^F, ^Cthe^Bbre ^Bbwas ^C Long ^Fon^Ce's^Bb, t^Bball ^Cones, short ones, brown ones, Bla^Fck^C on^Bbes,^Bb rou^Cnd ones, big ones, crazy ones^F ^C ^Bb ^Bb ^C

Out of ^Fth^Ce m^Bbidd^Bble, ^Ccame a lady ^F ^C ^Bb ^Bb ^C She whispered in ^Fmy^C ea^Bbr s^Bbomet^Ching crazy, ^Fsh^Ce s^Bbaid^Bb, ^C 2:25

[Chorus]

^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cpearl ^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cpearl ^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cpearl ^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cpearl 2:41

[Verse 2] ( spoken )

^FI ^Ctho^Bbugh^Bbt to^C myself, what could that ^Fme^Can?^Bb ^Bb ^C Am I going c^Fra^Czy,^Bb or^Bb is ^Cthis just a^F d^Crea^Bbm. ^Bb ^C

Now wait a minute

I know I'm^F l^Cyin^Bbg i^Bbn a ^Cfield of grass somewhere So it's all in my^F h^Cead^Bb ^Bb ^C And t^Fhe^Cn I^Bb he^Bbard ^Cher say^F o^Cne ^Bbmor^Bbe ti^Cme 3:12

[Chorus]

^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cgirl ^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cgirl ^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cgirl ^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cgirl 3:28

[Verse 3] ( spoken )

^FI ^Ccou^Bbld ^Bbfeel^C hot flames of fire roaring at my back^F ^C ^Bb ^Bb ^C As she disappeared^F, ^Cbut^Bb so^Bbon s^Che returned^F ^C ^Bb ^Bb ^C In her ha^Fnd^C wa^Bbs a^Bb bot^Ctle of wine In the other a ^Fgl^Cass^Bb ^Bb ^C She poured ^Fso^Cme ^Bbof ^Bbthe ^Cwine from the bottle into the glass^F ^C ^Bb ^Bb ^C And raised it to her ^Fli^Cps ^Bb ^Bb ^C And just before she ^Fdr^Cank^Bb it^Bb, sh^Ce said 4:08

[Chorus]

^FTake the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cgirl ^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cgirl ^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cgirl, c’mon, c’mon, ^FSpill the ^Cwine, ^Bbtake ^Bbthat ^Cgirl Take that girl^F, ^C ^Bb ^Bb y^Ceah! 4:27

[Outro]

It's on gir^Fl,^C al^Bbl y^Bbou g^Cotta do is spill that wine ^FSp^Cill^Bb th^Bbat w^Cine, let me ^Ffe^Cel,^Bb le^Bbt me^C feel hot, yeah! ye^Fah^C! O^Bbwww^Bb, ^C Spill the^F w^Cine^Bb, s^Bbpill^C the wine, spill the wine, spill the wine,

Spill the wine, spill the wine, spill the wine,

^FTa^Cke ^Bbtha^Bbt gi^Crl! 4:54

Eric Burdon - Spill the wine