Young guitar great, vocalist and entertainer Rick Derringer was just 17 when his band The McCoys recorded the No.1 hit "Hang On Sloopy" in the summer of 1965, knocking "Yesterday" by The Beatles out of the top spot.
"The McCoys" had enjoyed four years of successful touring, when Rick merged his talents with Johnny Winter in 1969 forming "Johnny Winter And" ("And" referring to "The McCoys").
Rick was the only producer of all gold and platinum Winter Brothers recordings.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheap Tequila – Johnny Winter (R Derringer) [Still Alive and Well (1973)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D Bm Cheap perfume, sweet perfume G D Asus2 A Asus4 The lonely smell that fills the room G D Asus2 A Asus4 Roses in your low-rent tomb G D Em D Dsus4 Dsus2 A picture made of cheap perfume
Verse 2
D Bm Sad old rag, sad young hag G D Asus2 A Asus4 Clothes that hide the early sag G D Asus2 A Asus4 Sequins on a lamé bag G D Em D Dsus4 Dsus2 The sparkle of a sad old rag
Chorus
C G D Drink up and be happy C G D Live just for today C G D Drown in cheap tequila G A Bm And flush yourself away G D Em D Dsus4 Dsus2 Flush yourself away
Verse 3
D Bm Worn-out dreams, washed-up schemes G D Asus2 A Asus4 Blueprint for a death machine G D Asus2 A Asus4 Scarred wrists on a movie queen G D Em D Dsus4 Dsus2 A picture of a worn out dream
Chorus
C G D Drink up and be happy C G D Live just for today C G D Drown in cheap tequila G A Bm And flush yourself away G D Em D Dsus4 Dsus2 Flush yourself away
Solo (over verse chords)
Chorus
C G D Drink up and be happy C G D Live just for today C G D Drown in cheap tequila C G D And flush yourself away C G D Drink up and be happy C G D Live just for today C G D Drown in cheap tequila G A Bm And flush yourself away G D Em D Dsus4 Dsus2 Flush yourself away G D Em D Flush yourself away
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