Rye Whiskey
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Intro
D D D D
D F# G D
O Mollie, O Mollie, it's for your sake alone
G D A D
That I leave my old parents, my house and my home
F# G D
My love for you it has caused me to roam
G D A D
I'm a rabble rouser and Dixie's my home
D F# G D
Jack o' Diamonds, Jack o' Diamonds and I know you of old
G D A D
You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold
D F# G D
O whiskey, you villain, you've been my downfall
G D A D
You've kicked me, you've cuffed me and caused me to brawl
D F# G D
My foot's in a stirrup, my bridle's in my hand
G D A D
I'm leaving sweet Mollie, the fairest in the land
D F# G D
Her parents don't like me, they say I'm too poor
G D A D
They say I'm unworthy to enter her door
D F# G D
They say I drink whiskey, my money's my own
G D A D
And them that don't like me can leave me alone
D F# G D
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry
G D A D
And when I get thirsty I'll lay down and cry
D F# G D
It's Beefsteak when I'm hungry and whiskey when I'm dry
G D A D
Greenbacks when I'm hard up and hell when I die
D F# G D
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry
G D A D
If I don't get rye whiskey I surely will die
G D A D
Oh baby, oh baby, I've told you before
G D A D
Do make me a pallet, I'll lie on the floor
D F# G D
I've rambled and trambled this wide world around
G D A D
Raising hell with the gang, that's where I am bound
D F# G D
It's with these gunslingers, dear Mollie, I'll roam
G D A D
I'm a rabble rouser and Dixie's my home
D F#
If the ocean were whiskey
G D
and I were a duck
G D
I'd dive to the bottom
A D
and get one sweet sup
D F# G D
But the ocean ain't whiskey and I ain't no duck
G D A D
So I'll play jack o diamonds and then we'll get drunk
G D A D
Oh baby, oh baby, I've told you before
G D A D
Do make me a pallet, I'll lie on the floor
Outro
D D D
(fade this last one out after strumming it once)
How to play Rye Whiskey
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.