Jan302024

Merle Haggard – I’ll Leave The Bottle On The Bar on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsA D E7 E

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[Intro]
A D A A
D E7 A A

[Verse 1]
    A             D
A loser doesn't always
            A
know he's losing
Til he's lost the game
                       E
and it's too late to win
    A                D
I hope I'll call in time
                A
 and you'll forgive me
          D
'Cause I want so much
      E              A
 to come back home again

[Chorus]
A
And I'll leave the
    D            A
 bottle on the bar
If you'll take me
                 E7
back and start anew
 A               D
I'll leave the bottle
         A
 on the bar
       D           E
I'll sober up and come
               A
 back home to you

[Solo]
A D A A
D E7 A A

[Verse 2]
        A
I stood by and let the
   D             A
 bottle come between us
And I let it through
                   E7
me time and time again
   A                  D
Before I thought the wine
            A
 was all I needed
     D               E
But now I see just  what
              A
 a fool I've been

[Chorus]
A
And I'll leave the
   D            A
bottle on the bar
If you'll take me
                 E7
back and start anew
 A               D
I'll leave the bottle
         A
 on the bar
       D           E
I'll sober up and come
               A
back home to you

How to play I’ll Leave The Bottle On The Bar: key, chords and progression

These are I’ll Leave The Bottle On The Bar chords by Merle Haggard on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

I’ll Leave The Bottle On The Bar by Merle Haggard is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 4 chords: A, D, E7 and E.

The backbone of the song is E7 – A – D – A (V7 – I – IV – I in A major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.