Holy Water
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C Bb F C
C Bb F Bb C
[Verse]
C
There's a moonshine still
Bb
Tucked back up in the hills
F C
Thanks to my grandpa and my father
C Cm
They'd take some into town
Bb
Them folks would drink it down
F Bb C
Granddaddy called that stuff holy water
[Chorus]
F Cm
Devil ain't my friend but he knows the hell I'm in
Cm
Sometimes it seems like I just can't lose
C Gm G
Sometimes like I just can't win
C
Those pearly gates won't let me in
F
So I've been hanging out with all my friends
Cm F
Seems like hell would be a lot hotter
Cm C
If I wasn't drinking this holy water
[Instrumental]
C Bb F C
[Verse]
Cm
That revenuer man
Bb
Does the best he can
F C
He ain't catching good old boys like me
C Cm
I was raised up in these hills
Bb
And that water pays my bills
F Bb Cm
You ain't catching things that you don't see
[Chorus]
F C
Devil ain't my friend but he knows the hell I'm in
C Cm
Sometimes it seems like I just can't lose
G
Sometimes like I just can't win
C
Those pearly gates won't let me in
F
So I've been hanging out with all my friends
Cm F
Seems like hell would be a lot hotter
Cm C
If I wasn't drinking this holy water
[Instrumental]
Bb C Bb Gm
Cm F C G Cm
C Bb C Bb G
C F Gm C
[Chorus]
F C
Devil ain't my friend but he knows the hell I'm in
C
Sometimes it seems like I just can't lose
C G
Sometimes like I just can't win
C
Those pearly gates won't let me in
F
So I've been hanging out with all my friends
C
Seems like hell would be a lot hotter
Cm C
If I wasn't drinking this holy water
[Chorus]
F C
Devil ain't my friend but he knows the hell I'm in
Cm C
Sometimes it seems like I just can't lose
G
Sometimea' like I just can't win
C Cm
Those pearly gates won't let me in
F
So I've been hanging out with all my friends
C F C
Seems like hell would be a lot hotter
N.C.
If I wasn't drinking this holy water
How to play Holy Water
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.