When the Tequila Runs Out — Dawes
Chords and lyrics for When the Tequila Runs Out by Dawes (key of G).
Intro
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
Verse 1
[G]Everyone that greeted me, was moving slow and [C]drinking [F]fast [C]
[G]I was lost inside a painting on a [C]wall [F] [C]
[G]A pretty baby with a cigarette, was looking for a place to [C]ash [F] [C]
[G]Stumbling toward the voices down the [C]hall [F] [C]
[G]They had 'Thriller' on the stereo, not the album, just the [C]song [F] [C]
[G]For two dancers all in white, that no one really [C]knew [F] [C]
[G]There were a lot of leather jackets, there was a haircut reading [C]palms [F] [C]
[G]There was a line outside the bathroom that didn't really [C]move [F] [C]
Chorus
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking [C]champagne [F] [C]
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking [C]champagne [F] [C]
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking [C]champagne [F] [C]
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be feeling no [C]pain [F] [C]
Verse 2
[G]Some girls forgot their bathing suits but felt like jumping in the [C]pool [F] [C]
[G]Right after making sure the underwater lights were [C]on [F] [C]
[G]I was staring at a silhouette, I was blushing like a [C]fool [F] [C]
[G]Letting everyone pretend they hadn't planned it all [C]along [F] [C]
[G]Then our host burst out of his bedroom, with his glasses slightly [C]bent [F] [C]
[G]He gets up on the diving board to tell us how he [C]feels [F] [C]
[G]Ladies and gentlemen we've begun the initial [C]descent, [F] [C]
[G]And now it's time to pull up on the [C]wheel [F] [C]
Chorus
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking [C]champagne [F] [C]
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking [C]champagne [F] [C]
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking [C]champagne [F] [C]
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be feeling no [C]pain [F] [C]
Interlude
[G] [D] [F] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
Verse 3
[G]On the floor of the living room, I saw my past life passed [C]out [F] [C]
[G]Laying next to her handsome new [C]flame [F] [C]
[G]I didn't recognize his face too much, 'cept for the grimace on his [C]mouth [F] [C]
[G]He looked a lot like me, he seemed to be in [C]pain [F] [C]
[G]I didn't hear the picture window break, I didn't see the rising [C]sun [F] [C]
[G]But I could feel the morning [C]breeze [F] [C]
[G]Then I heard her tired voice speak up and say I think this party's [C]done [F] [C]
[G]She asked if I could drive her home, and then she added [C]please [F] [C]
Chorus
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking [C]champagne [F] [C]
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking [C]champagne [F] [C]
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be drinking [C]champagne [F] [C]
[G]When the tequila runs out, we'll be feeling no [C]pain [F] [C]
Outro
[G] [D] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [F] [C]