Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
F
C
Oh, whiskey's the life of man,
Am
F
And it's whiskey fuels the worker
C
G
and corrupts his only daughter
F
C
The mountain water in the still,
F
C
F
the copper pipes a- steamin'
G
Verse 2
C
Em
it's the dreamin'
F
G
an old man's thoughts a- reelin'
G
Am
the moonlight beamin'
C
Verse 3
Am
F
C
Oh, I met her down in Dublin town,
Am
F
C
To the spider in the Blackbush of
F
C
I spun my web from Liffey's walls,
F
C
to the back room down at Whelan's
F
Em
But, oh, how sweet my poison,
G
Verse 4
F
G
an old man's thoughts a- reelin'
G
Am
the moonlight beamin'
G
C
it's the dreamin'
Interlude 1
C
F
G
Am
Dm
G
C
Verse 5
Am
F
Oh, whiskey's made of water,
C
G
lads, barley, corn or malt
Am
F
And man and woman's water,
C
G
mixed with poetry and salt
F
C
Bring on the pullin' of the tides,
F
C
the flash of eyes a- gleamin'
F
Em
When passion blends the elements,
G
Verse 6
F
Em
Oh, it's the dreamin', it's the dreamin'
F
G
an old man's thoughts a- reelin'
G
Am
the moonlight beamin'
G
C
leads through the dreamin'
Am
F
Oh, whiskey's the life of man
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