Cheap Tequila
(R Derringer)
Still Alive and Well (1973)


Intro

(D Dsus4 Dsus2) x4


Verse 1

D              Bm
Cheap perfume, sweet perfume 
G          D                    Asus2 A Asus4
The lonely smell that fills the room 
G     D                Asus2 A Asus4
Roses in your low-rent tomb 
  G   D   Em               D Dsus4 Dsus2 
A picture made of cheap perfume


Verse 2

D            Bm
Sad old rag, sad young hag 
G            D              Asus2 A Asus4
Clothes that hide the early sag 
G        D        Asus2 A Asus4
Sequins on a lamé bag 
    G   D   Em           D Dsus4 Dsus2
The sparkle of a sad old rag


Chorus
 
C        G      D
Drink up and be happy 
C         G   D
Live just for today 
C        G     D
Drown in cheap tequila 
    G  A           Bm
And flush yourself away
G D Em          D Dsus4 Dsus2
Flush yourself away


Verse 3

D                Bm       
Worn-out dreams, washed-up schemes 
G         D           Asus2 A Asus4
Blueprint for a death machine 
G               D          Asus2 A Asus4
Scarred wrists on a movie queen 
  G   D   Em            D Dsus4 Dsus2
A picture of a worn out dream


Chorus
 
C        G      D
Drink up and be happy 
C         G   D
Live just for today 
C        G     D
Drown in cheap tequila 
    G  A           Bm
And flush yourself away
G D Em          D Dsus4 Dsus2
Flush yourself away


Solo (over verse chords)


Chorus

C        G      D
Drink up and be happy 
C         G   D
Live just for today 
C        G     D
Drown in cheap tequila 
    C     G        D
And flush yourself away 
C        G      D
Drink up and be happy 
C         G   D
Live just for today 
C        G     D
Drown in cheap tequila 
    G  A           Bm
And flush yourself away
G D Em         D Dsus4 Dsus2
Flush yourself away
G D Em         D
Flush yourself away