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Sip The Wine

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Sip The Wine is featured on Rick Danko, the 1977 eponymous debut by the bassist and singer for The Band. It can also famously be heard during 
The Last Waltz while Martin Scorsese is interviewing Rick Danko at the soundboard in the office.
[Intro] 
A  D  A  D  A  D  A  D
[Verse 1] 
AI want to lDay down Abeside youD  
AI want to hDold your body Aclose to mineD  
ALike a grape that grows Dripe in the AsunshineD  
AThere comes a Dtime when we must sip the Awine
[Verse 2] 
AI can tell by Dlookin' ... that you're noAt mine girlD  
AI believe Deverything I told you was AtrueD  
AThere's a child Dhere that wants to start lAivin'D  
AAnd you know that this Dchild will get it's start from me and Ayou             
Close your eDyes ... Eand don't you think of nAothing
Let your tDhoughts remain here Einside this rAoom
F#mLay your head beside me on my Apillow
DAnd I will Eshare this night with Ayou
[Chorus]
AWe must sip the wDine ... till it feels alright
AWe must sip the wDine ... into the night
AWe must sip the wDine ... together ...
[Outro] 
A  D  A  D

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Sip The Wine

by Rick Danko

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F#m

Sip The Wine is featured on Rick Danko, the 1977 eponymous debut by the bassist and singer for The Band. It can also famously be heard during

The Last Waltz while Martin Scorsese is interviewing Rick Danko at the soundboard in the office.

[Intro]

A D A D A D A D

[Verse 1]

A D A D

I want to lay down beside you

A D A D

I want to hold your body close to mine

A D A D

Like a grape that grows ripe in the sunshine

A D A

There comes a time when we must sip the wine

[Verse 2]

A D A D

I can tell by lookin' ... that you're not mine girl

A D A D

I believe everything I told you was true

A D A D

There's a child here that wants to start livin'

A D A

And you know that this child will get it's start from me and you

D E A

Close your eyes ... and don't you think of nothing

D E A

Let your thoughts remain here inside this room

F#m A

Lay your head beside me on my pillow

D E A

And I will share this night with you

[Chorus]

A D

We must sip the wine ... till it feels alright

A D

We must sip the wine ... into the night

A D

We must sip the wine ... together ...

[Outro]

A D A D

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