Spilled Whiskey Chords
Spilled Whiskey by Daryle Singletary is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F, Dm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C G F G C (x2)
Verse: 1
C G Dm
Sittin' at a bar in San Padre
F G C
Whiskey meltin' ice in my glass
G Dm
When she walked up and said, "Cowboy
F G C
Do those old boots like to dance?"
Dm G
The band was playin' something sorta Spanish and blue
Dm G
I spilled half my drink, easin' off that stool
C G
And the way she smiled
Am G F G
I knew she knew she had me
C G
We burned so fast
Am G F C
It was pretty while it lasted
Dm C F G C G F G C
Like a lighted match on spilled whiskey
Verse: 2
C G Dm
I remember it was rainin'
F G C
The morning that the fire went out
G Dm
She left a kiss on a matchbook
F G C
Slipped off without makin' a sound
Dm G
I held her long enough to know I couldn't hold her
Dm G
But the world felt good with her head on my shoulder
C G
And the way she smiled
Am G F G
I knew she knew she had me
C G
We burned so fast
Am G F C
It was pretty while it lasted
Dm C F G C F C
Like a lighted match on spilled whiskey
Bridge
Dm G
Ain't no tellin' where she is right now
Dm G
I think I'll drink another while I sit and think about
C G Am G F G
And the way she smiled
C G
We burned so fast
Am G F C
It was pretty while it lasted
Dm C F G C F C
Like a lighted match on spilled whiskey
Dm C F G C
Just like a lighted match on spilled whiskey
Outro: C G F G C (x2)