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Drink Yer Glasses Empty chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: A major•
Verse 1
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G

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C
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Listen up and I'll tell
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you what you'll do
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G

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C
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G
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Forget about music and alcohol too
C
C

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Forget about your baby
Am
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We got other work for you
Verse 2
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G

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C
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Better drink yer glasses empty now
D
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Em
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It's time to rise and shine
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There's one less cause in the world
D
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G
G

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To be leaving for
Verse 3
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It was back in 39
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G

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When I was one year old
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C

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Sitting by the backyard fence
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And the world had turned so cold
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Drink yer glasses
Verse 4

empty now
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Was all that they were told
Verse 5
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Drink yer glasses empty now
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It's time to hit the sky
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To the tune of thunder
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There's no time to wonder why
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Verse 6

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We'd love to take life over
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G
G

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that is plain
C
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G
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Forget about sorrow, forget about pain
C
C

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And watch a John Wayne movie
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D
D

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To remind us once again
Verse 7
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Better drink yer glasses empty now
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Em
Em

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It's time to hit the line
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You got one less cause in the world

To be leaving for
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Verse 8
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Drink yer glasses girls and boys
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It's time to hit the sky
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A

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To the tune of thunder
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C
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There's a tear in every eye
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Verse 9
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G

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C
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I'd like to take things
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one at a time
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Forget about reason,
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forget about rhyme
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Because beg, steal or borrow
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D
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You got another hill to climb
Verse 10
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So drink yer glasses empty now
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Em
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It's time to hit the road
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There's one less cause in the world

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Verse 11
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Drink yer glasses girls and boys
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It's time to hit the sky
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To the tune of thunder
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There's no time to wonder why
Interlude 1
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Verse 12
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We'd like to take life over again
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When time of war had passed
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away into the rain
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And watch a John Wayne movie
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D
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To remind us of the plains
Verse 13
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Just drink yer glasses empty now
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Em
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It's time to rise and shine
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There's one less cause in the world

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Verse 14


Listen up and I'll tell you what

is true

They done some thinking and

they changed a thing or two

You been living in the hindsight

Of a backwards point of view

So drink yer glasses empty now It's time to hit the road
Verse 15
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There's

one less cause in the world

To be leaving for

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Am

  • Em

  • A

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Drink Yer Glasses Empty by Gordon Lightfoot is A major.

The primary chords used in Drink Yer Glasses Empty are A, D, E, Bm, F#m, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, E, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Drink Yer Glasses Empty is approximately 176 beats per minute.

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