Chords for Lightnin' Hopkins,Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry & Big Joe Williams- Whiskey Blues

Tempo:
82.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

Am

E

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lightnin' Hopkins,Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry & Big Joe Williams- Whiskey Blues chords
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[Am]
[A]
Okay, like you know the ad for lighting why you drink [D] whiskey
[A] [F#m] [A]
They [D] add me why drink whiskey
Whiskey kill me.
Hey, [A] pretty
[E] [A]
[E] Whiskey [Em] the best [A] drink in this world
[B] [A] [E]
[A] [Am]
Watch out, Mr.
Hopkins.
[E] [D] [F#]
[Am]
[Em] [E] [D]
[Am] You know why I [E] drink whiskey
All [Am] I drink to keep from wearing
[D]
[Am] And I smile [A] just to keep from crying
[Am] [A]
[D] Lighting don't you know brownie drink to [Am] keep from wearing
[D]
Joke I smile just [Am] to keep from crying
[A] [E] That's because I don't want nobody to know
[D] [F#] Well, well just what's on my mind
[A] No, [E] no, I [Am] drank so much [A] whiskey
[D] [Am] Until I stagger [A] in my sleep
[Am] [Em] [D] Lord, sonny, I drink so much whiskey
Until I stagger [Am] stagger in my sleep
[E] [A] Lord, [E] I'm gonna keep on drinking
[D] [E] till I please
[Am] Till I please till I [A] please got one [Am] more thing to say about it
[E]
[A] Joe, don't you know if I ever get lucky and go to heaven?
[E] I want to sit [A] down in st.
Peter's chair
Lord [D] if I ever get lucky and go to heaven
I'm gonna sit down in [A] st.
Peter's chair
[G]
[Am] [A] [E] Largely first thing I'm gonna ask st.
Peter.
[D] Have you [E] got any good drinking whiskey up here?
I know you
[A] [E]
Yes
[A] [F#m]
[A] Like the Harvey [D] me no brownie McGee
Yes
[A] No more no
[E] Well, you know we can drink more whiskey
[D] [E] Yes, I mean in four or five [A] minutes
Rain arrest Martin goes a lot of take your
Well when we in New York City
1941 [G#] I [Am] go to store and buy a pint
[A] Ronnie bring a head but
And I drink the rest.
I say hey
[D] Lord when we ever
[A] [Am]
[E] Where we walk
[D]
[A] [Em] [E]
[A] [F#m] I know you
[D]
[Am] [A] Talk to me Joe
Telling you in battle [D] with me
Better watch it
[E] [D]
[E] Every [A] [F#m] [E]
[Am] time I meet you
[D] Keep [Am] on walking down the street
[A] You put it don't moonshine whiskey
You try to talk chance.
They ever won you me
But [D] you look whiskey head man
Stay drunk [A] all the time
[Am]
[E] Don't stop
I [D] know [Am] you boys
[A]
[E] Brian and he
[G] He [A] wants everybody
[F#] He [A] drinks whiskey in Texas [Em] and everywhere he go, [Am] but he didn't know Ronnie you got [D] a friend
[B] [D]
[Am] If I can't get a drink somebody else please run him can I get a drink?
Oh
[D] I
Thank [Am] man.
Most of all the time.
[F#] I
[A]
[E] Didn't want to drink your whiskey
[D] You [E] can dismiss [A] your wine
[G] [E]
Since you [Em] asked me for a favor
[F#] Guess what?
I'm gonna [E] try to do
[A] If I ain't [E] got no money
I'll rob steel bond [A] big bar it through I'm gonna try to get you some whiskey.
I
Want you to have a very fine time
If I can't get you scotch and bourbon, but I sure ain't gonna offer you no wine
Whoa?
[D] [F#] I'm so [D] glad [A] you in my town
[Am] [A]
I want you to [E] drink and have your fun
[D] [Am]
Until until until the deal [G] goes down
[Am] [E] Let's go out together [A] like that
[Am] [D] [A] [Am]
[E] [Am] [D]
[Am] [A] [Am]
[A] [Am] [D]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
Am
2311
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
Am
2311
E
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To start learning Brownie Mcghee, Lightnin Hopkins, Big Joe Williams, Sonny Terry - (Remastered 1995) Aint Nothin Like Whiskey chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: E, D, Am, A, D and A. For best results, commence at 41 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 82. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Minor.

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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Okay, like you know the ad for lighting why you drink [D] whiskey _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ They [D] add me why drink whiskey
_ _ Whiskey kill me.
Hey, [A] pretty
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Whiskey [Em] the best [A] drink in this world
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Watch out, Mr.
Hopkins. _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ You know why I [E] drink whiskey _
All [Am] I drink to keep from wearing
_ [D] _
[Am] And I smile [A] just to keep from crying
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] Lighting don't you know brownie drink to [Am] keep from wearing
_ [D]
Joke I smile just [Am] to keep from crying _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] That's because I don't want nobody to know
[D] _ [F#] Well, well just what's on my mind _ _
[A] No, _ [E] no, I [Am] drank so much [A] whiskey
_ [D] [Am] Until I stagger [A] in my sleep _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] [D] Lord, sonny, I drink so much whiskey
Until _ I stagger [Am] stagger in my sleep
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Lord, [E] I'm gonna keep on drinking
_ [D] _ [E] till I please
[Am] Till I please till I [A] please got one [Am] more thing to say about it
[E] _
_ _ [A] Joe, don't you know if I ever get lucky and go to heaven? _
[E] I want to sit [A] down in st.
Peter's chair _ _
_ _ _ Lord [D] if I ever get lucky and go to heaven
_ I'm gonna sit down in [A] st.
Peter's chair
[G] _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Largely first thing I'm gonna ask st.
Peter.
_ [D] _ Have you [E] got any good drinking whiskey up here?
I know you
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
Yes
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[A] Like _ _ _ _ the Harvey [D] me no brownie McGee
_ Yes _ _ _
[A] No more no _ _ _
[E] Well, you know we can drink more whiskey
_ [D] _ [E] Yes, I mean in four or five [A] minutes
Rain arrest Martin goes a lot of take your
Well when we in New York City
1941 [G#] I [Am] go to store and buy a pint
[A] _ Ronnie bring a head but _
And I drink the rest.
I say hey
[D] Lord _ when we ever
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] Where we walk
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] I know you
[D] _
[Am] _ [A] _ Talk to me Joe _
Telling you in battle [D] with me
Better watch it _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] Every [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] time I meet you
_ [D] Keep [Am] on walking down the street
[A] You put it don't moonshine whiskey
You try to talk chance.
They ever won you me
But [D] you look whiskey head man
_ Stay drunk [A] all the time
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] Don't stop
I _ [D] know [Am] you boys
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Brian and he
[G] _ He [A] wants everybody
[F#] He [A] drinks whiskey in Texas [Em] and everywhere he go, [Am] but he didn't know Ronnie you got [D] a friend
_ _ [B] _ [D]
[Am] If I can't get a drink somebody else please run him can I get a drink?
Oh
[D] _ _ _ I
Thank [Am] man.
Most of all the time.
[F#] I
[A] _ _ _
[E] Didn't want to drink your whiskey
_ _ [D] You [E] can dismiss [A] your wine
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Since you [Em] asked me for a favor
_ [F#] Guess what?
I'm gonna [E] try to do
_ [A] If I ain't [E] got no money
I'll rob steel bond [A] big bar it through I'm gonna try to get you some whiskey.
I
Want you to have a very fine time
If I can't get you scotch and bourbon, but I sure ain't gonna offer you no wine
Whoa?
_ [D] _ _ [F#] I'm so [D] glad [A] you in my town
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
I want you to [E] drink and have your fun
[D] _ _ [Am]
Until until until the deal [G] goes down
_ [Am] _ [E] Let's go out together [A] like that
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Sam Hopkins.

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