Moonshiner — Uncle Tupelo
Chords and lyrics for Moonshiner by Uncle Tupelo (key of Am).
Intro
[Am] [F] [C]
[C] [G]
Verse 1
I [Am]am a[F] [C]moonshiner
For [C]seventeen long [G]years
And I [Am]spent [F]all my [C]money
On [C]whiskey and [G]beer
Chorus
And I [F]go to some [G]hollow
And [C]set up my [F]still
If [Am]whiskey[F] don't [C]kill me
Lord, I [C]don't know what [G]will
Break
[Am] [F] [C]
[C] [G]
Verse 2
And [Am]I go to[F] some [C]barroom
To [C]drink with my [G]friends
Where the [Am]women[F] they can't [C]follow
To [C]see what I [G]spend
Chorus
God [F]bless them, pretty [G]women
I wish[C] they was [F]mine
With [Am]breath [F]as [C]sweet as
The [C]dew on the [G]vine
[Break] (2X)
[Am] [F] [C]
[C] [G]
Verse 3
Let me[Am] eat[F] when I'm [C]hungry
Let me [C]drink when I'm [G]dry
Two [Am]dollars[F] when I'm [C]hard up
[C]Religion when I [G]die
Chorus
The [F]whole world is a [G]bottle
And [C]life is but a [F]dram
When the [Am]bottle[F] gets [C]empty
Lord, it [C]sure ain't worth a [G]damn
[Break] (and fade)
[Am] [F] [C]
[C] [G]
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