Chords with lyrics
When The Tequila Runs Out
Performed by Dawes
Standard tuning; no capo
Intro:
G+G C majorC FF C majorC (2x)
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Everyone that greeted me, was moving slow and drinking fast
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
I was lost inside a painting on a wall
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
A augmentedA pretty baby with a cigarette, was looking for a place to ash
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Stumbling toward the voices down the hall
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
They had 'Thriller' on the stereo, not the album, just the song
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
For two dancers all in white, that no one really knew
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
There were a lot of leather jackets, there was a haircut reading palms
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
There was a line outside the bathroom that didn’t really move
Chorus:
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be drinking champagne
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be drinking champagne
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be drinking champagne
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be feeling no pain
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Some girls forgot their bathing suits but felt like jumping in the pool
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Right after making sure the underwater lights were on
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
I was staring at a silhouette, I was blushing like a fool
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Letting everyone pretend they hadn’t planned it all along
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Then our host burst out of his bedroom, with his glasses slightly bent
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
He gets up on the diving board to tell us how he feels
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
“Ladies and gentlemen we’ve begun the initial decent,
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And now it’s time to pull up on the wheel”
Chorus:
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be drinking champagne
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be drinking champagne
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be drinking champagne
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be feeling no pain
Interlude:
G+G D MajorD FF C majorC
G+G C majorC FF C majorC (2x)
Verse 3:
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
On the floor of the living room, I saw my past life passed out
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Laying next to her handsome young frain
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
I didn’t recognize his face too much, ‘cept for the grimace on his mouth
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
He looked a lot like me, he seemed to be in pain
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
I didn’t hear the picture window break, I didn’t see the rising sun
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
But I could feel the morning breeze
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Then I heard her tired voice speak up and say “I think this party’s done”
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
She asked if I could drive her home, and then she added please (Please)
Chorus:
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be drinking champagne
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be drinking champagne
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be drinking champagne
G+G C majorC FF C majorC
When the tequila runs out, we’ll be feeling no pain
Outro: