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Turpentine by Wade Bowen

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Capo

6

Difficulty

Beginner 👶

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Intro:

F  C  F  C  F  G  C  C
 
 
Verse:
 C
Saddle up, buddy
 G
What are you drinkin'?
Am                         F
What you got that stops a man from his thinkin'
 
   C
I don't want tequila
 G
This job is bigger
Am
It's not a sipper
      F
It's more of a swigger

Chorus:
       Am
And I need something quicker
     Em
Than any old liquor
 F                        G
Stronger than whiskey or wine
         Am       Em
Yeah, I need to erase her
    F         C
So line up a chaser
     F         G        C   C
And pour me a turpenti-ine
 
 
[Instrumental]
F   C   F   C   F   G   C   C
 
 
Verse:
    C
He said Did you find her
       G
In the arms of a stranger?
   Am
I said Even worse
         F
Hell, I wish I could blame her
 
   C
I guess you could say
       G
I let her disappear
    Am
For so long that one day
     F
She just wasn't here
 
 
Chorus:
       Am
And I need something hotter
      Em
Than that firewater
    F                        G
To burn her right off of my mind
         Am        Em
Yeah, I need to forget her
   F            C
So I think you better
 F           G        C   C
Make mine a turpenti-ine
 
 
[Instrumental]
F   C   F   C   F   G   C   C
 
 
Bridge:
   Am
So Joe, here's a twenty
     Em
It's all jukebox money
 F                       G
Play everything by John Prine
 
    Am            Em
And I'll sit here bitchin'
    F              C
As long as you'll listen
 F          G        C   C
Sippin' on turpenti-ine
 
 
Outro:
F   C   F   C   F   G   C F C

Turpentine Chords Info

Published: July 17, 2026

Last Updated: July 17, 2026

Capo: 6

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, F, C, Am, Em

Author: Choi Yeon-woo