Whiskey Is the Life of Man chords by Bellowhead
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Verse 1
(D major) Whiskey is the life of man
(A major) Whiskey (D major) from an old tin can
I like whiskey hot and strong
(A major) And I'll drink (D major) whiskey
all day long
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh,
rise rise rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh,
rise rise rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, whiskey, whiskey, whiskey,
whiskey, whiskey, (G major) whiskey-oh
Up (D major) aloft this yard must go
Come rise him up from
down below (G major) (D major)
Verse 2
(D major) (A major)
(D major) I'll drink it hot, I'll drink it cold
(A major) I'll drink it (D major) new, I'll drink it old
Some like whisket, some like beer
(A major) I wish I (D major) had a barrel here
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh,
rise rise rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh,
rise rise rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, whiskey, whiskey,
whiskey, whiskey, whiskey, (G major) whiskey-oh
Up (D major) aloft this yard must go
Come rise him up from down (G major) below
(D major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 3
Whiskey
killed my sister Sue
(A major) And whiskey (D major) killed my brother too
Whiskey killed my poor old Dad
(A major) And (D major) whiskey drove my
Mother (A major) mad
(D major) Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh,
rise rise rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh,
rise rise rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, whiskey, whiskey,
whiskey, whiskey, whiskey, (G major) whiskey-oh
Up (D major) aloft this yard must (A major) go
Come (D major) rise him up from down below
Verse 4
If (A major) (D major) (A major)
(D major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
whiskey
comes to near my nose
(A major) It's (D major) 'up-she-comes' and
and 'down-she-goes'
A glass of grog for every man
(A major) And a bottle (D major) full for the
Shantyman
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh,
rise rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh,
rise rise rise it up from down below
Whiskey-oh, Johnny-oh, whiskey, whiskey,
whiskey, whiskey, whiskey, (G major) whiskey-oh
Up aloft this (D major) yard must go
Come rise him up from (G major) down be (D major) low (G major)
(D major)
Outro 1
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(A major) (D major)
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