Cocktail And A Song chords by The Highwomen

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G  C majorC  G+G  C majorC


Verse 1:
G+G                E minorEm
Daddy passed me his bottle of tequila
   A minorAm
Said, "Time's running out
          D MajorD
We're gonna have to pretend it's a margarita
G+G                     E minorEm
It's the order of things, it's the way it goes
     A minorAm             D MajorD
Don't you look at me, girl, like I'm already gone"

Chorus:
C majorC               G+G
The day is close, it won't be long
D/F#D/F#           C majorC
Couple of cocktails and a song
           A minorAm
And don't you let me see you cry
       D MajorD
Don't you go grieving
        G+G  C majorC  G+G  C majorC
Not before I'm gone


Verse 2:
G+G
He had his lighter on a leash
  E minorEm
And menthols in his shirt pocket
A minorAm
Said, "I'm going up with the smoke
      D MajorD
There's no doin' anything to stop it
G+G
So take a deep breath
       E minorEm
Quit with the countdown
            A minorAm
You've always been your daddy's girl
        D MajorD
Nothing's gonna change that now"

Chorus:
C majorC               G+G
The day is close, it won't be long
D/F#D/F#           C majorC
Couple of cocktails and a song
           A minorAm
And don't you let me see you cry
       D MajorD
Don't you go grieving
        G+G     G/F#
Not before I'm gone


Bridge:
E minorEm               B minorBm
And then he stared down at his shoes
C majorC             G+G   G/F#
Through the pink begonia's blue
   E minorEm             B minorBm
Said, "Daddy, all I want is your silver belt buckle
        C majorC
And maybe your black Stetson hat"
        D MajorD
And both of us laughed about that


Chorus:
C majorC               G+G
The day is close, it won't be long
D/F#D/F#           C majorC
Couple of cocktails and a song
           A minorAm
And don't you let me see you cry
       D MajorD
Don't you go grieving
       G+G   C majorC   G+G   C majorC   A minorAm
Not before I die