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Drinking Song

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Intro:
c (<- just the one note)
I want to weave a Cadd9musical spell
          E7sus4  C(Am)                       Fmaj7  G(-e)
That leaves you unwell and thinking of me every day
          C(-e)                                      Am     Dsus4  
I want to play you a tune that leaves you marooned and troubled
Each Ftime I'm Gaway
Is there a mCelody that could Elead you to E7me like a lAmullabied child that's Basleep?
So for one Cmoment in time, you'd Amfind that you're mine
And Fmaj7softly I'd kGiss you and Cweep
I want to write a sCadd9imple song
               E7sus4  C(Am)                              Fmaj7  G(-e)
that's so frequently sung that you call me to have the thing banned
    C(-e)                                       Am   Dsus4  
It's charm so endears that whole nations cheer and sigh
When Fyou take my Ghand
Is there a mCelody that could Elead you to E7me like a lAmullabied child that's Basleep?
So for one Cmoment in time you'd Amfind that you're mine
And Fmaj7softly I'd kGiss you and Cweep
'Cause I'm a Cgambler that jAmust wants to lose F  
Fand be allowed to lGsus4eave 
I'm a tCraveler - with Amone last mile - my jFourney is cGsus4omplete
I'm like a Cswallow that wants - Amone long last look - Fbefore flying Gsus4east
CLast on my G/Blist - Amand then I Gquit - to Fkiss your Glips and Cweep
I want to play a Cadd9silver note 
              E7sus4  C(Am)
that fills you with hope
                         Fmaj7  G(-e)
And tames you to feed from my hand
  C(-e)                        Am  
A turquoise chord that invites you to soar
And Dsus4fly... to a Ffaraway lGand
A Csymphony that gentEly lE7eads you - to Amsit and be still -  wBith me
And gCrief doesn't G/Bfrighten me
The Amsadness try to Gblind me
But FI'm gonna Gkiss you and Cweep
'Cause I'm a Cgambler that jAmust wants to lose F  
Fand be allowed to lGsus4eave 
I'm a tCraveler - with Amone last mile - my jFourney is cGsus4omplete
I'm like a Cswallow that wants - Amone long last look - Fbefore flying Gsus4east
CLast on my G/Blist - Amand then I Gquit - to Fkiss your Glips and Cweep
 - solo -
Is there a mCelody that could Elead you to E7me like a lAmullabied child that's Basleep?
So for one Cmoment in time, you'd Amfind that you're mine
And Fmaj7softly I'd kGiss you and Cweep
So for one Cmoment in time, you'd Amfind that you're mine
And Fmaj7softly I'd kGiss you and Cweep
The (-e) chords are without the high e note.

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Drinking Song

by Rob Dougan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

E7sus4

Fmaj7

Dsus4

Gsus4

G/B

Intro:

c (<- just the one note)

Cadd9

I want to weave a musical spell

E7sus4 C Fmaj7 G

(Am) (-e)

That leaves you unwell and thinking of me every day

C Am Dsus4

(-e)

I want to play you a tune that leaves you marooned and troubled

F G

Each time I'm away

C E E7 Am B

Is there a melody that could lead you to me like a lullabied child that's asleep?

C Am

So for one moment in time, you'd find that you're mine

Fmaj7 G C

And softly I'd kiss you and weep

Cadd9

I want to write a simple song

E7sus4 C Fmaj7 G

(Am) (-e)

that's so frequently sung that you call me to have the thing banned

C Am Dsus4

(-e)

It's charm so endears that whole nations cheer and sigh

F G

When you take my hand

C E E7 Am B

Is there a melody that could lead you to me like a lullabied child that's asleep?

C Am

So for one moment in time you'd find that you're mine

Fmaj7 G C

And softly I'd kiss you and weep

C Am F

'Cause I'm a gambler that just wants to lose

F Gsus4

and be allowed to leave

C Am F Gsus4

I'm a traveler - with one last mile - my journey is complete

C Am F Gsus4

I'm like a swallow that wants - one long last look - before flying east

C G/B Am G F G C

Last on my list - and then I quit - to kiss your lips and weep

Cadd9

I want to play a silver note

E7sus4 C

(Am)

that fills you with hope

Fmaj7 G

(-e)

And tames you to feed from my hand

C Am

(-e)

A turquoise chord that invites you to soar

Dsus4 F G

And fly... to a faraway land

C E E7 Am B

A symphony that gently leads you - to sit and be still - with me

C G/B

And grief doesn't frighten me

Am G

The sadness try to blind me

F G C

But I'm gonna kiss you and weep

C Am F

'Cause I'm a gambler that just wants to lose

F Gsus4

and be allowed to leave

C Am F Gsus4

I'm a traveler - with one last mile - my journey is complete

C Am F Gsus4

I'm like a swallow that wants - one long last look - before flying east

C G/B Am G F G C

Last on my list - and then I quit - to kiss your lips and weep

- solo -

C E E7 Am B

Is there a melody that could lead you to me like a lullabied child that's asleep?

C Am

So for one moment in time, you'd find that you're mine

Fmaj7 G C

And softly I'd kiss you and weep

C Am

So for one moment in time, you'd find that you're mine

Fmaj7 G C

And softly I'd kiss you and weep

The (-e) chords are without the high e note.

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