Cheap Red Wine
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**Capo 2**
Intro: D A Em G (x2)
D A
Those five short years to you and me
Em G
Were like one wild weekend down in New Orleans
D A
Fallin' that far don't follow no rules
Em G
It can burn like fire or go down smooth
Em D
Now what's left of you and me
G A
Is like a broken bottle on Bourbon Street
[Refrão] D A Em G
It's the morning after the night before
Em G
If I coulda thrown my hat I woulda missed the floor
D A Em G A
I wonder if you wonder what kinda love you left behind
G A D
Was it fine champagne, or cheap red wine
D A Em G
D A
Cheap red wine don't cost you much
Em G
Six bucks a gallon in a plastic jug
D A
Fine champagne will set you back
Em G
Cause it takes time to get sweet like that
Em D
Wish I never saw the price tag
G A
On that bottle in our brown paper bag
CHORUS
Instrumental: D A Em G (x2)
Em D
If your head hurts like mine does
G A
Then your heart will remember the way it was
Last chorus:
D A Em G
It's the morning after the night before
Em G
If I coulda thrown my hat I woulda missed the floor
D A Em G A
I've got no choice but to leave it all in the healing hands of time
G D Em A
I wonder if you wonder what kinda love you left behind
G A D
Was it fine champagne, or cheap red wine
D A Em G D A Em G D A
Cheap red wine.. It was Don Perignon to me baby
Out: Em F#m G A D
How to play Cheap Red Wine
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.