The Cat Empire – The Wine Song (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
(A B C#) = bass, single notes only
[Intro] (3/4 time)
| Dm | A/C# | F/C | G/B |
| Bb | Dm/A | A7 | Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm A/C# F/C G/B Songs and melodies change and change Bb And sway Dm/A E7/G# A7 But they still stay the same Dm A/C# F/C G/B The songs that we sung when the dark days come Bb Dm/A A7 Dm Are the songs that we sung when we chased them away Dm A/C# F/C G/B If I ever found a pot of gold Bb Dm/A E7/G# A7 I'd buy bottles untold of the nectar of the vines Dm A/C# F/C G/B 'Cause I'm gonna die with a twinkle in my eye Bb Dm/A A7 Dm 'cause I sung songs, spun stories, loved, laughed and drank wine
[Chorus]
Gm Dm A7 Dm Tomorrow is another day Gm Dm A7 Dm The cats are out to play, to play Gm Dm A7 Dm That old rusty spaceship wants to sail Gm Dm A7 Dm Into the milky way again Dm Abdim A7 | (A B C#) | On a river of red red wine
[For this section, it's really just the four chords written, but I included the bass
notes as at the start when it is slow, those are very pronounced. But it's just the chords
with that Jewish Hora feel by alternating between the 5ths]
Dm Dm/A (repeat) Run...
(let's have some)
Gm Gm/D (repeat) Fun...
(we'll)
Dm Dm/A (repeat) Drink...
(a toast to the)
A7 A7/E (repeat) Sun...
[Verse 2] (Same chords as verse 1)
In summer the bushfires rage and rage
And rage
On such beautiful days
And we fight them with water that runs through the cracks
Water we're desperately trying to save
So I'll just live on wine and water my vines
And sleep on the wind with the fires right behind
And sing on the beaches and dance through the night
Oh, we'll cry "pass the wine, pass the wine, pass the wine"
[Chorus]
Gm Dm A7 Dm Tomorrow is another day Gm Dm A7 Dm The cats are out to play, to play Gm Dm A7 Dm That old rusty spaceship wants to sail Gm Dm A7 Dm Into the milky way again Dm Abdim A7 | (A B C#) | On a river of red red wine
[Again, same chords as before]
Run...
(let's have some)
Fun...
(we'll)
Drink...
(a toast to the)
Sun...
[Instrumental Solo]
(This part is the same chords as the "run run run" section. The tricky part is the
melody line, which I won't include, but if anyone actually wants it just contact me)
F C A7 Dm Oh, what a beautiful day today! Gm F C F Today's a day to celebrate F C A7 Dm Grab your bucket, grab your spade Gm F C F We're heading down to Half Moon Bay F C A7 Dm I saw a plane go into a cloud Gm F C F I'm drunk I'm happy I'm singing and loud F C A7 Gm A7 Bb (where the leading melody is C# D E D)
Two o'clock in the arvo, but hey that's allowed...
Gm F | C C/E | F A7 Dm I'm having a good time and of that I am proud