Biography:
Thom Parrott, aka Tom Parrott, is an American singer-songwriter born in Washington, D. C., in 1944.
He was a frequent contributor to Broadside Magazine in the 1960s. In September, 1967, he was included in a hootenanny hosted by Pete Seeger at Carnegie Hall. Moses Asch, founder of Folkways Records, saw him there and subsequently produced two albums of Parrott performing his own songs and versions of others. Thom also has songs on three compilation albums including the Grammy nominated "Best of Broadside.
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TEARDROPS ON TAP
words & music by Thom Parrott
Copyright 1988 by Thom Parrott
Recorded by Randy Rhodes for Blue Ridge Records
Recorded by Thom Parrott on Mother Love CD "Everything Is Fine"
(up tempo country shuffle)
A B
One draft, bartender, for the day that we met.
E A
The look in her eyes, I will never for get.
B
Turn the jukebox up loud. Play Jones and Wy nette,
E A
Cause new broken hearts get the same old re grets.
D A
I thought when we married, we'd never part.
B E
Now I'm a lone with a new broken heart.
A B
Pull back on the handle. Fill up my glass.
E A
I'll drink to my memories with these TEARDROPS ON TAP.
B C#
Draw another, bar tender. Here's to dangerous games...
F# B
That both of us played, so we both share the blame.
C#
I know that she's drinking, tho she's not drinking here,
F# B
But wherever she is, she's got a glass full of tears.
E B
TEARDROPS ON TAP don't help me for get,
C# F#
But it hasn't been so long that I want to, just yet.
B C#
Pull back on the handle. Fill up my glass.
F# B
I'll drink to my memories with these TEARDROPS ON TAP.
F# B
I'm gonna drink to my memories with these TEARDROPS ON TAP.
words & music by Thom Parrott
Copyright 1988 by Thom Parrott
Recorded by Randy Rhodes for Blue Ridge Records
Recorded by Thom Parrott on Mother Love CD "Everything Is Fine"
(up tempo country shuffle)
A B
One draft, bartender, for the day that we met.
E A
The look in her eyes, I will never for get.
B
Turn the jukebox up loud. Play Jones and Wy nette,
E A
Cause new broken hearts get the same old re grets.
D A
I thought when we married, we'd never part.
B E
Now I'm a lone with a new broken heart.
A B
Pull back on the handle. Fill up my glass.
E A
I'll drink to my memories with these TEARDROPS ON TAP.
B C#
Draw another, bar tender. Here's to dangerous games...
F# B
That both of us played, so we both share the blame.
C#
I know that she's drinking, tho she's not drinking here,
F# B
But wherever she is, she's got a glass full of tears.
E B
TEARDROPS ON TAP don't help me for get,
C# F#
But it hasn't been so long that I want to, just yet.
B C#
Pull back on the handle. Fill up my glass.
F# B
I'll drink to my memories with these TEARDROPS ON TAP.
F# B
I'm gonna drink to my memories with these TEARDROPS ON TAP.
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