Capo 5th fret

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 Intro

Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive

 She was desperate to live, but her limit was five

Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed

 Thank God we stuck with white wine, and stayed away from red

Always stick with white wine and stay away from...

Mother liked her white wine, and she'd have a glass or two

 Almost every single night after her day was through

Sancerre, Chardonnay, Chablis, Pinot Grigio

Just to take the edge off, just to get the glow,

You've got to take the edge off if you want to get the...

 Repeat intro

Mother liked her white wine and we'd have a glass or three

 And we'd sit out on the screen porch, white winos mom and me

We'd talk about my childhood, recap my career,

When we got to my father that was when I'd switch to beer

When we got to the old man then I'd always switch to...

Mother liked her white wine and she'd have a glass or 4

 Each empty bottle a dead soldier, the marriage was the war

When we blurred the edges, when we drank the lot

Thats when I got nervous, when the glow got hot

I always get nervous when the glow gets...

 Bridge

I still like my white wine and I'll have a glass or two

 And when I'm down I'll have some whiskey, thats something I shouldn't do

Every now and then, I'll take a drop of red

When I'm with a woman that I want to take to bed

When I'm with a woman that I want to take to...

Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive

 She was desperate to live, but her limit was five

Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed

Thank God we stuck with white wine, and stayed away from red

Always stick with white wine, and stay away from

Mother liked her white wine