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