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Drink Yer Glasses Empty

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Gordon Lightfoot - Drink Yer Glasses Empty
                            C   Am
## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from  to  ##
CAPO: 2nd Fret
         G
[INTRO:] 
[VERSE 1:]
                   C                    G   D  G
Listen up and I'll tell you what you'll do 
             C    D            G
Forget about music and alcohol too 
   C                           Am             D
Forget about your baby, we got other work for you 
       G                 C               D                Em
Better drink yer glasses empty now, it's time to rise and shine 
        G        C            D                   G
There's one less cause in the world to be leaving for
[VERSE 2:]
               C        D              G
It was back in '39 when I was one year old 
               C                      D                   G
Sitting by the backyard fence and the world had turned so cold 
C                 Am             D                  G
Drink yer glasses empty now, was all that they were told 
                  A                    D               G
Drink yer glasses boys and girls, it's time to hit the sky
               A                  D             C     Am
                                                    ~ 
To the tune of thunder, there's no time to wonder why
[VERSE 3:]
     G                 C             G      D  G
We'd love to take life over, that is plain
             C      D             G
Forget about sorrow, forget about pain 
C                             Am            D
Watch a John Wayne movie to remind us once again
       G                 C               D               Em
Better drink yer glasses empty now, it's time to hit the line 
        G        C            D                   G
You got one less cause in the world to be leaving for 
                  A                    D               G
Drink yer glasses girls and boys, it's time to hit the sky 
               A                 D            C      Am
                                                   ~ 
To the tune of thunder, there's a tear in every eye
[VERSE 4:]
                        C        G     D  G
I'd like to take things one at a time 
             C      D             G
Forget about reason, forget about rhyme 
C                              Am             D
Beg, steal, or borrow you got another hill to climb 
   G                 C               D               Em
So drink yer glasses empty now, it's time to hit the road 
        G        C            D                   G
There's one less cause in the world to be leaving for 
                  A                    D               G
Drink yer glasses girls and boys, it's time to hit the sky 
               A                  D             C     Am
                                                    ~ 
To the tune of thunder, there's no time to wonder why
[VERSE 5:]
                       C     G     D  G
We'd like to take life over again 
             C               D            G
When time of war had passed away into the rain 
    C                             Am             D
And watch a John Wayne movie to remind us of the plains
     G                 C               D                Em
Just drink yer glasses empty now, it's time to rise and shine 
        G        C            D                   G
There's one less cause in the world to be leaving for   

Drink Yer Glasses Empty chords and lyrics

Free chords for Drink Yer Glasses Empty by Gordon Lightfoot. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Gordon Lightfoot - Drink Yer Glasses Empty
## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from C to Am ##
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:] G
[VERSE 1:]
[VERSE 2:]
[VERSE 3:]
[VERSE 4:]
[VERSE 5:]

Drink Yer Glasses Empty Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Learn how to play Drink Yer Glasses Empty by Gordon Lightfoot with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Drink Yer Glasses Empty chords”, “Drink Yer Glasses Empty guitar chords”, or “Gordon Lightfoot Drink Yer Glasses Empty chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Drink Yer Glasses Empty chords and for experienced players who want accurate Drink Yer Glasses Empty lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Am, G, D, Em, A.

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The chords for "Drink Yer Glasses Empty" show the original chord names (including C, Am, G, D, Em, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.