White Winos Loudon Wainwright III
[D]Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive
She was desperate to live, but [Bm]her limit was f[A]ive
[D]Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
Thank [Bm]God we stuck with white wine, and[A] stayed away from re[Bm]d
[A]Always stick with wh[G]ite wine and stay away [A]from... [D]
[D]Mother liked her white wine, and she'd have a glass or two
Almost every single night a[Bm]fter her day was thr[A]ough
[D]Sancerre, Chardonnay, Chablis, Pinot Grigio
[Bm]Just to take the edge off, [A]just to get the g[Bm]low,
[A]You've got to take the [G]edge off if you w[A]ant to get the... [D]
Bridge D Bm A
[D]Mother liked her white wine and we'd have a glass or three
And we'd sit out on the screen porch, w[Bm]hite winos mom and[A] me
[D]We'd talk about my childhood, recap my career,
[Bm]When we got to my father that was w[A]hen I'd switch to b[Bm]eer
[A]When we got to the [G]old man then I'd [A]always switch to... [D]
[D]Mother liked her white wine and she'd have a glass or 4
Each empty bottle a dead soldier,[Bm] the marriage was the [A]war
[D]When we blurred the edges, when we drank the lot
[Bm]Thats when I got nervous, [A]when the glow got [Bm]hot
[A]I always get [G]nervous when the [A]glow gets... [D]
Bridge D Bm A
[D]I still like my white wine and I'll have a glass or two
And when I'm down I'll have some whiskey, [Bm]thats something I shouldn't [A]do
[D]Every now and then, I'll take a drop of red
[Bm]When I'm with a woman that I [A]want to take to [Bm]bed
[A]When I'm with a [G]woman that I want to [A]take to... [D]
[D]Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive
She was desperate to live, but [Bm]her limit was [A]five
[D]Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
[Bm]Thank God we stuck with white wine, [A]and stayed away from [Bm]red
[A]Always stick with [G]white wine, and [A]stay away from
[A]Mother l[G]iked her [A]white [D]wine
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