Stop And Drink Chords

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Stop And Drink by George Strait is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro G 

verse 1 
G 
Weatherman said, "It's 105" 

Is it global warming, I'm trying to decide 
       D                                      G 
Little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 
         G 
Is there life on Mars, the question begs 

What came first, the chicken or the egg? 
       D                                      G 
Little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 

      C                                   G 
It'll make you stop and go inside of your favorite bar 
                     D                                   G 
And sit a while on a tall bar stool, think and think and think 
    C                              G 
No, you don't need a big excuse to pop a top and cut it loose 
       D                                      G 
Little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 

verse 2 
      G 
Well, I recall a buddy of mine 

He dropped dead when he was only 49 
       D                                      G 
Little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 
G 
He left all his money behind 

His best friend married his widow wife 
       D                                      G 
Little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 
 
      C                                   G 
It'll make you stop and go inside of your favorite bar 
                     D                                       G 
And sit a while on a tall bar stool, and think and think and think 
    C                              G 
No, you don't need a big excuse to pop a top and cut it loose 
       D                                      G 
Little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 

Instrumental 
C  G  D 

verse 3 
             G 
You know the common man can't get a break 

Wall Street cheats and guess who pays? 
       D                                      G 
Little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 
       G 
You're headed home, the work day is done 

Neon sign flashing 2-for-1 
       D                                      G 
Little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 

          C                                   G 
Oh, it'll make you stop and go inside of your favorite bar 
                     D                                       G 
And sit a while on a tall bar stool, and think and think and think 
    C                              G 
No, you don't need a big excuse to pop a top and cut it loose 
       D                                      G 
Little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 
      D                                             G 
Yeah, little stuff like that will make you stop and drink 

Outro 
                                     G7 
Ooh, yeah man, pull it over here boys  I need a drink 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante