Merry Christmas My Darling Drink Up - Evans McRae

Merry Christmas My Darling Drink Up

View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
 
C F C x 2
 
[Verse 1]
C F C
Trust me I've done this before
F C
Burning holes till the penny it falls
G Am F
You think that I cheat going first every time
C F C
Darling you flip the coin, I'll call
 
[Chorus]
F C G Am
So pour me another my dear
F C G
Don't tell me if I've had too much
F C G Am
Talk of good times and of loves left behind
F C G
So drink up my darling drink up
 
C F C
 
[Verse 2]
F C
Well I'm not the shiniest dime
F C
But I can tell truth from the lines
G Am F
So hold out your palms see the lines that God's drawn
C F C
Darlin, I don't think we've time
 
[Chorus]
F C G Am
So pour me another my dear
F C G
Who cares if we've had too much
F C G Am
Forget tomorrow, time stolen time borrowed
F C G
Merry Christmas my darling drink up
 
[Bridge]
F C G
Pour me a cup
F C D
Pour me a cup
 
F C D F
 
[Chorus]
C G Am
So pour me another - we'll drink this night younger
F C G Am
I'll be the man I once was - you were never enough
F C G Am
You were my lover - all gunfire and thunder
F C G Am F
Too much was never enough - It was always a lie
C G Am F
Drink up darling, drink up - here's to both of us
C G Am F
Drink up darling, drink up - it was never enough
C G
When you were my lover - all gunfire and thunder
F C G
Drink up darling, drink up
F
Drink up darling drink up
C G
Here's to both of us
F
Drink up darling drink up
C G
Drink up darling drink up
 
[Outro]
C F C

How to play Merry Christmas My Darling Drink Up

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. 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.

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