Chords for "Poor Man's Whiskey"
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [D]
The older I get, the harder life seems [G] to be.
[A] They don't make it easy on folks like you and like [D]
me.
Working man's day seems to be anything but free.
[G]
[A] I'm drowning in death at a bottle of poor [D] man's whiskey.
Poor [G] man's whiskey, take it easy [D] on me.
Don't let me get [A]
too far gone, make me a [D] memory.
Cause I got friends that'll [G] miss me and a family that [D] needs me.
But I will take one [A] more glass of poor [D] man's whiskey.
Now I play my music for country folk that hang in [G] the honky -tonks.
Though [A] I'd love to play on the opera stage where George Jones once [D] was.
If that dream don't come true, you know right where I will [G] be.
[A] I'm drowning in death at a bottle of poor [D] man's whiskey.
Poor [G] man's whiskey, take it easy [D] on me.
But don't let me [A] get too far gone, make me a [D] memory.
Cause I got friends that'll [G] miss me and a family that [D]
needs me.
But I will take [A] one more glass of poor [D] man's whiskey.
Yeah, I will take one more glass of poor man's whiskey.
The older I get, the harder life seems [G] to be.
[A] They don't make it easy on folks like you and like [D]
me.
Working man's day seems to be anything but free.
[G]
[A] I'm drowning in death at a bottle of poor [D] man's whiskey.
Poor [G] man's whiskey, take it easy [D] on me.
Don't let me get [A]
too far gone, make me a [D] memory.
Cause I got friends that'll [G] miss me and a family that [D] needs me.
But I will take one [A] more glass of poor [D] man's whiskey.
Now I play my music for country folk that hang in [G] the honky -tonks.
Though [A] I'd love to play on the opera stage where George Jones once [D] was.
If that dream don't come true, you know right where I will [G] be.
[A] I'm drowning in death at a bottle of poor [D] man's whiskey.
Poor [G] man's whiskey, take it easy [D] on me.
But don't let me [A] get too far gone, make me a [D] memory.
Cause I got friends that'll [G] miss me and a family that [D]
needs me.
But I will take [A] one more glass of poor [D] man's whiskey.
Yeah, I will take one more glass of poor man's whiskey.
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[N] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The older I get, _ the harder life _ seems [G] to be. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] They don't make it easy on folks _ like you and like _ [D]
me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Working man's day seems to be anything _ _ but free.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I'm drowning in death at a bottle of _ poor [D] man's whiskey. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Poor [G] man's whiskey, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ take it easy [D] on me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't let me get [A]
too far gone, _ _ make me a _ _ [D] memory. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause I got friends that'll [G] miss me _ _ and _ _ a family that [D] needs me. _ _
_ _ _ _ But I will take one [A] more _ glass of _ _ _ _ poor [D] man's whiskey.
Now _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I play my _ music for country folk that hang in [G] the honky _ -tonks. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Though [A] I'd love to play on the opera stage where George Jones once [D] was. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If that dream don't come true, you know right where I will [G] be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ I'm drowning in death at a bottle of poor [D] man's whiskey. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Poor _ [G] man's whiskey, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
take it easy [D] on me. _
_ _ _ _ _ But don't let me [A] get too far gone, _ make me a _ _ [D] memory.
_ _ _ Cause _ _ _ I got friends that'll [G] miss me _ _ _ _ _ and a family that [D]
needs me. _ _ _ _ _ _
But I will take [A] one more _ _ glass _ of _ _ _ poor [D] man's whiskey. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, I will take one more _ _ _ glass _ _ of _ poor man's whiskey. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The older I get, _ the harder life _ seems [G] to be. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] They don't make it easy on folks _ like you and like _ [D]
me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Working man's day seems to be anything _ _ but free.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I'm drowning in death at a bottle of _ poor [D] man's whiskey. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Poor [G] man's whiskey, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ take it easy [D] on me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't let me get [A]
too far gone, _ _ make me a _ _ [D] memory. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause I got friends that'll [G] miss me _ _ and _ _ a family that [D] needs me. _ _
_ _ _ _ But I will take one [A] more _ glass of _ _ _ _ poor [D] man's whiskey.
Now _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I play my _ music for country folk that hang in [G] the honky _ -tonks. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Though [A] I'd love to play on the opera stage where George Jones once [D] was. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If that dream don't come true, you know right where I will [G] be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ I'm drowning in death at a bottle of poor [D] man's whiskey. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Poor _ [G] man's whiskey, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
take it easy [D] on me. _
_ _ _ _ _ But don't let me [A] get too far gone, _ make me a _ _ [D] memory.
_ _ _ Cause _ _ _ I got friends that'll [G] miss me _ _ _ _ _ and a family that [D]
needs me. _ _ _ _ _ _
But I will take [A] one more _ _ glass _ of _ _ _ poor [D] man's whiskey. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, I will take one more _ _ _ glass _ _ of _ poor man's whiskey. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _