WHEN WINE WAS CHEAP 
by the Gourds
Transcribed by Russell Kiel  rkiel@ia-sf.com
http://www.gourds.org

[Em]
[Em] [B]I've got callous [C]feet [G] (walk bass line down to E)
[Em]do [C]you fear the [D]wine [G] 
[Em]belie[B]ve me in the [C]morning [G]
[Em]I've done [C]worse things at [D]night [G]
[Em]the [B]colorful [C]language [G]
[Em]feels [C]like my orie[D]ntal [G]whore 
[Em]I've been [B]having her for [C]years [G]
[Em]and the [C]words were like [D]bull[G]shit

[G]when [C]wine was [D]cheap [G]
[G]and it [C]ran just like [D]ink [G]
[G]til I [C]found she was an [D]an[Em]gel 
[G]so I [C]sent her [D]away [G]

[Em]If I can [B]match her [C]disrespect [G]
[Em] [C]she'll come back some[D]day [G]
[Em]I done [B]read about these [C]ladies [G]
[Em]they are [C]so hard to [D]find [G]
in the [C]meantime I'm [D]off yer [G]wine 

-chorus again- 

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Another version of WHEN WINE WAS CHEAP as transcribed by Ellen de Vere

Am - B/D - C- G - Am - C - D - G 

[Am]  [B/D] I've got callous feet [C] [G] 
[Am] [C] you fear the [D] wine [G]

[Am] be[B/D]lieve me in the [C] morn[G]ing 
[Am] I've done [C] worse things at [D] nigh[G]hight 

[Am] the [B/D] colorful [C] lan[G]guage 
[Am] feels [C] like my ori[D]ental [G] whore 

[Am] I've been [B/D] having her for [C] ye[G]ars 
[Am] and the [C] words were like [D] bullshit [G] 

[G] when [C] wine was [D] chee[G]heap 
[G] and it [C] ran like [D]iii[G]nk 

[G] till I [C] found she was an [D]an[Em]gel 
[G] so I [C]sent her aw[D]ay[G] 

Am - B/D - C- G - Am - C - D - G

[Am] If I can [B/G] match her [C] dis[G]respect 
[Am] she'll come [C] back some[D]day[G] 

[Am] I done [B/G] read about these [C] la[G]dies 
[Am] they are [C] so hard to [D] find [G] 

[Am] in [B/G] the [C] mean[G]time 
[Am] [C] I'm off yer [D] wiiii[G]ne 

[G] when [C] wine was [D] chee[G]heap 
[G] and it [C] ran like [D]iii[G]nk 

[G] till I [C] found she was an [D]an[Em]gel 
[G] so I [C]sent her aw[D]ay[G] 
[G] so I [C]sent her aw[D]ay[G]
[G] so I [C]sent her aw[D]ayheeee

Am      B/D      C      G       Em
 0       2       3      3        3
 1       0       1      3        0
 2       2       0      0        0 
 2       0       2      0        2
 0       2       3      2        2
 0       x       3      3        0