Loudon Wainwright III - White winos
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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
Enjoy.
Standard tuning, capo on the fifth fret. All chords relative to capo.
Intro C F G
CMother liked her white wine, when she was alive
She was desperate to live, but Fher limit was Gfive
CCarefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
Thank EmGod we stuck with whiFte wine, and Gstayed away from redAm
EmAlways sticFk with whiteG wine and stay away froCm...
CMother liked her white wine, and she'd have a glass or two
Almost every single night aFfter her day was thGrough
CSancerre, Chardonnay, Chablis, Pinot Grigio
EmJust to take thFe edge off, jGust to get the glAmow,
EmYou've got to Ftake the edge off iGf you want to get theC...
Repeat intro C F G
CMother liked her white wine and we'd have a glass or three
And we'd sit out on the screen porch, wFhite winos mom anGd me
CWe'd talk about my childhood, recap my career,
EmWhen we got to my Ffather that was wGhen I'd switch to bAmeer
EmWhen we got Fto the old man tGhen I'd always switch to... C
CMother liked her white wine and she'd have a glass or 4
Each empty bottle a dead soldier,F the marriage was theG war
CWhen we blurred the edges, when we drank the lot
EmThats when FI got nervous, Gwhen the glow got hAmot
EmI always get nFervous when the gGlow gets... C
Bridge C F G
CI still like my white wine and I'll have a glass or two
And when I'm down I'll have some whiskey, Fthats something I shouldn'tG do
CEvery now and then, I'll take a drop of red
EmWhen I'm wFith a woman that I wGant to take to bAmed
EmWhen I'm wFith a woman that I want Gto take to..C.
CMother liked her white wine, when she was alive
She was desperate to live, but Fher limit wasG five
CCarefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
EmThank God we sFtuck with white wine,G and stayed away from Amred
EmAlways sticFk with white wine, andG stay away from
EmMother liFked her wGhite wCine