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Song title: He Gave Us The Wine To Taste It
Original Album: Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love
Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright 2004 Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Published by Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfretsnet)
INTRO:
[play: | A % D E-E9 | ] [x2]
VERSE:
A C#m D E
He gave us the wine to taste, not to talk about it
A C#m D E
He gave us the wine to taste, and not to discuss
A C#m D E
So let's taste it, let's taste it, don't criticize it and waste it
A C#m D E
He gave us the wine to taste it, yeah, yeah, yeah
CHORUS:
A C#m D E9
So take a drink, take a drink, don't talk about it and think
A C#m D E9
Try a drop, try a drop and stop if you want to stop
D C#m F#m
Don't criticise and wa - a - aste it
D E D E A
He gave us the wine to taste it, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Guitar SOLO over VERSE chords]
VERSE:
A C#m D E
He gave us the wine to taste, not to talk about it
A C#m D E
He gave us the wine to taste, not criticise
A C#m D E
So let's taste it, let's taste it, don't let's criticize it and waste it
A C#m D E A
He gave us the wine to taste it, yeah, yeah, yeah
[repeat CHORUS]
[play out over VERSE chords]
La, la, la etc
[end on A]
CHORDS:
A 577655
D 557775
E 779997
E9 076777
C#m 446654
F#m 244222
[A] He gave us the wine to [F#m] taste
[D] not to [E] talk about it
He [A] gave us the wine to [F#m] taste
[D] and not to [E] discuss
So let's [A] taste it, let's [F#m] taste it
Don't [D] criticize it and [E] waste it
He [A] gave us the wine to [F#m] taste it
[D] yeah [E] yeah [A] yeah
So take a drink, take a [F#m] drink
Don't [D] talk about it and [E] think
Try a [A] drop, try a [F#m] drop
And [D] stop if you want to [E] stop
[Bm] don't criticize and [F#m] wa-a-[D]aste it
He [A] gave us the wine to [F#m] taste it
[D] yeah [E] yeah [A] yeah
[A] He gave us the wine to [F#m] taste
[D] not to [E] talk about it
He [A] gave us the wine to [F#m] taste
[D] not criti[E]cize
So let's [A] taste it, let's [F#m] taste it
Don't let's [D] critisize it and [E] waste it
He [A] gave us the wine to [F#m] taste it
[D] yeah [E] yeah [A] yeah
So take a drink, take a [F#m] drink
Don't [D] talk about it and [E] think
Try a [A] drop, try a [F#m] drop
And [D] stop if you want to [E] stop
[Bm] don't criticize and [F#m] wa-a-[D]aste it
He [A] gave us the wine to [F#m] taste it
[D] yeah [E] yeah [A] yeah
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
And not to discuss
So let's taste it, let's taste it
Don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop if you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
Not criticize
So let's taste it, let's taste it
Don't let's criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop if you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
??? [[In French]]
He gave us the wine to taste it
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to discuss
So taste it, ??? taste it
Don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop if you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
Well he gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
Oh not criticize
So let's taste it, let's taste it
Don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop if you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
???
[[Speaking in Italian]]
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
And not to discuss
So taste it, taste it
Don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop when you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
Not criticize
So let's taste it, let's taste it
Don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop when you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
[[Speaking in Italian]]
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop if you want to stop
Why criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
[[Speaking in Italian]]
[I thought of one more song]
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
And not to criticize
So let's taste it, taste it
Don't let's criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't let's talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
But stop when you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't let's talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
But stop when you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
Just to taste it
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
And not to discuss
So let's taste it, taste it
Don't let's criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't let's talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop when you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it, no (cause it's not to discuss, it's not to criticize)
It's to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
[That's Tommy, Jonathan here
Good night]
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to discuss
So let's taste it, let's taste it
Don't let's criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't let's talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop if you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Not to criticize
So let's taste it, let's taste it
Don't let's criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't let's talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
And stop when you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
[[Recording fades in]]
And not to describe
So let's taste it, taste it
Don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't let's talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
But stop when you want to stop
And don't criticize and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
[??? Tommy Larkins on the drums]
He gave us the wine to taste
And not to talk about
He gave us the wine to taste it
And not to criticize
So let's taste it, let's taste it
Don't let's criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
Don't let's talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
But stop if you want to stop
And don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to discuss
So let's taste it, let's taste it
But don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
But don't let's talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
But stop if you want to stop
And don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about
He gave us the wine to taste it
And not criticize
So let's taste it, let's taste it
But don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
But don't let's talk about it afterward
Try a drop, try a drop
But stop if you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
[???]
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to talk about
He gave us the wine to taste it
Not criticize
So let's taste it, let's taste it
Don't let's criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
But don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
But stop if you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
Take a drink, take a drink
But don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
But stop if you want to stop
Don't criticize and wa-a-aste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
He gave us the wine to taste
And not to talk about
He gave us the wine to taste
Not to describe it
So we'll taste it, taste it
We don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
[Incidentally, have you noticed the air conditioning is not on?
And now we're suffering just I like
Yeah yeah
Now no one can say we're not feeling the world as it is]
[[He's referring here to 'when we refuse to suffer' which he did earlier in the show and talked there about air conditioning]]
[???]
So much wine to taste
And not to talk about
So much wine to taste
And not to criticize
So we'll taste it, we'll taste it
We won't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
But don't talk about it too much and think
Try a drop
But stop it if you want to stop
And don't ???
Don't criticize it, no no
Well so much wine to taste
And not talk about
So much wine to taste
And not to discuss
So we taste it, we taste it
We don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Yeah yeah yeah
So take a drink, take a drink
But don't talk about it and think
Try a drop, try a drop
But stop when you want to stop
And don't criticize it and waste it
He gave us the wine to taste it
Not to criticize
I worked on this a little longer and came up with an all bar chord usage at least on the NSMTBLATL version.
here we go
A C#m D ?
-5- -4- -5- -7-
-7- -4- -5- -7-
-7- -6- -7- -9-
-6- -6- -7- -9-
-5- -5- -7- -9-
-5- -4- -x- -x
On the chord with no name ? by adding the last nine you get the accent like in the song.Home | Song Index | Recordings Index | Buying Guide | Lists | Changes