Moonshiner
View chords used in this chart
Am/G F/G C/G G/B G/C G/D
|--3------3------3----------------------3------3-------3----3--------|
|--1------1------1----------------------1------0-----0-1--1/3--------|
|--2------2------0----p--0---p--0---p---0------0-------0----0--------|
|--2------3------2---0-2----0-2----0-2--2------0-------0----0--------|
|--0------X------3----------------------3------2-------2----2--------|
|--0------X------X----------------------X------3-------3----3--------|
Am/G F/G C/G
I am a moonshiner
G/B G/C G/D
For seventeen long years
Am/G F/G C/G
And I spent all my money
G/B G/C G/D
On whiskey and beer
F G/B C/G F
|--1----3-------------------------3---------1--1--0------------------|
|--1----0---0--1--3--5--3--1--0---1----p----1--------3--1--3--1--0---|
|--2----0-------------------------0---0-2---2------------------------|
|--3----0-------------------------2---------3------------------------|
|--3----2-------------------------3---------3------------------------|
|--1----3-------------------------X---------1------------------------|
F G/B
And I go to some hollow
C/G F
And set up my still
If whiskey don't kill me
Lord, I don't know what will
And I go to some barroom
To drink with my friends
Where the women they can't follow
To see what I spend
God bless them, pretty women
I wish they was mine
With breath as sweet as
The dew on the vine
Let me eat when I'm hungry
Let me drink when I'm dry
Two dollars when I'm hard up
Religion when I die
The whole world is a bottle
And life is but a dram
When the bottle gets empty
Lord, it sure ain't worth a damn
Here's the version I like to play:
(capo 5th fret)
Em/D C/D G/D D
A---X-----X-----X---------X-----2---------2---------2-------------|
E---3-----3-----3----p----3-----3----p----3----p----3-------------|
C---0-----0-----0---0-2---0-----2---0-2---2---0-2---2-------------|
G---2-----2-----0---------0-----0---------0---------0-------------|
D---2-----3-----2---------2-----0---------0---------0-------------|
A---0-----0-----3---------3-----X---------X---------X-------------|
Em/D C/D G/D
I am a moonshiner
D
For seventeen long years
Em/D C/D G/D
And I spent all my money
D
On whiskey and beer
C D
And I go to some hollow
G C
And set up my still
If whiskey don't kill me
Lord, I don't know what will
How to play Moonshiner
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am/G. 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.