Backslider's Wine
By Jerry Jeff Walker

       D             G
As the rain ruins my alibi
    C                               G
I'm down to tellin' you my red-eyed mind
             C
It's not the sun bright path
               G 
That called me from my home
               F C                 G  
It's just that fine   Backslider's wine


Chorus:
         D               G
My momma sings out in my memory
              C                  G
Oh Son, don't wear no black eyed shine
               C                    G
Fight for your rights but don’t just fight for right
           F  C               G
And do not drink Backslider's wine


           D                              G
But I took myself for a strong and loving soul
               C                              G
'Til I found myself face down on the bar room floor
           C               G     
Crying “My God, what has become of me
           F   C              G 
I dare not drink Backslider's wine no more

Instrumental


Chorus

Repeat 1st Verse