#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Backslider's Wine By Michael Murphy As played by Jerry Jeff Walker on the Viva Terlingua Album 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 D D/C# C G It's just that fine Backslider's wine CHORUS: D G My momma sings out in my memory C G Son, don't take that black eyed shine C Fight for your rights G But, son don't fight for right D D/C# C G And do not drink Backslider's wine But I took myself for a kind and loving soul 'Til I found my face, face down on the bar room floor I was crying Jesus what have they done to me I cannot drink Backslider's wine no more CHORUS As the rain ruins my alibi I'm down to tellin' you my red-eyed mind It's not the sun bright path That called me from my home It's just that fine Backslider's wine