Moonshiner Scorpios
"Moonshiner" by the Scorpios (Joey Cape, Tony Sly (RIP), Jon Snodgrass, Brian Wahlstrom)
off of their self-titled album. Note: the final chord in each line is to be played
with the final word in the respective verse/chorus (it's going to be shifted out of
place when this is submitted).
Intro: Am F C G x 2
I'[Am]ve been a[F] moonshiner[C]
For [C]seventeen long years[G]
I'v[Am]e spent [F]all my money[C]
On [C]whiskey and beer[G]
I[F] go to some hollow[G]
A[C]nd drink my still[F]
I[Am]f the whisk[F]ey don't kill me[C]
I[C] don't know what will[G]
I [Am]go to[F] some barroom[C]
To[C] drink with my friends[G]
Wher[Am]e the wo[F]men can't follow[C]
To[C] see what I spend[G]
God[F] bless them pretty women[G]
I [C]wish they was mine[F]
Wi[Am]th breat[F]h as sweet as[C]
Th[C]e dew on the vine[G]
[Am]Let me e[F]at when I'm hungry[C]
L[C]et me drink when I'm dry[G]
[Am]Two dolla[F]rs when I'm hard up[C]
R[C]eligion when I die[G]
T[F]he whole world is a bottle[G]
[C]And life is but a dram[F]
[Am]When the[F] bottle gets empty[C]
[C]It sure ain't worth a damn[G]
Outro: Am F C G (close on G or Am)
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