Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: A E7 A X2 Verse 1: A E D A Hanging around this dirty old town A E7 A A'picking for nickels and dimes A E D A Asking a friend just to lend me a hand A E A To get a little bottle of wine Chorus: A
Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine A E7 A When you gonna let me get so-ber A Leave me alone, and let me go home A E7 A Let me go back and start o - ver Instrumental: A E D A A E7 A A E D A A E7 A A E7 A A E7 A Verse 2: A E D A A little hotel, cold as a well A E7 A And dark as the coal in the mine A E D A The blankets so thin,that I lay there and grin A E A Hugging my bottle of wine Chorus: A Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine A E7 A When you gonna let me get so-ber A Leave me alone, and let me go home A E7 A Let me go back and start o - ver Instrumental: A E D A A E7 A A E D A A E7 A A E7 A A E7 A Verse 3: A E D A A preacher will preach and a teacher will teach, A E7 A A miner will dig in the mine A E D A I ride the rods, trusting in God A E A And hugging my bottle of wine Chorus: A Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine A E7 A When you gonna let me get so-ber A Leave me alone, and let me go home A E7 A Let me go back and start o - ver