Whiskey Would Be Risky
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D D2 G A D D2 D
D G
As I walk into this honkytonk bad luck showed up again
A D D2 D
in the form of my old lady in the arms of my best friend.
G
She said "Darlin, oh my darlin won't you take me back
A
again" I said leave me hear to smoke my mind alone
D D2 D
where I stand.
Chorus
D
So I rolled a smoke and I made a joke
G A
and I smoked a little sin. Cause whiskey would be risky
D D2 D G A D D2 D
in the state of mind I'm in.
D G
So I sailed down to Mexico bad luck showed up again,
A
in the form of Los Banditos with their rifles in their
D D2 D G
hands. Los Banditos, Los Banditos take the money from
A
my hand. Just leave me here to smoke my mind, alone in
D D2 D
the sand.
Chorus
D
So I rolled a smoke and I made a joke
G A
and I smoked a little sin. Cause whiskey would be risky
D D2 D
in the state of mind I'm in. Yeah whiskey would be risky
G A
in the state of mind I'm in. Los Banditos came and took
D D2 D
the money from my hand. Yeah liquer would be quicker
G G/F# Em
if I didn't have you old friend. Cause whiskey would be
A D D2 D G A D D2 D
risky in the state of mind I'm in.
D G
As I crawled across the border, bad luck showed up again
A D D2 D
in the form of Federalis with their pistols drawn again.
D G
Federalis, Federalis no I won't come back again, just
A D D2 D
leave me with some whiskey oh and leave me one last sin.
Chorus
D
So I rolled a smoke and I made a joke
G A
and I smoked a little sin. Cause whiskey would be risky
D D2 D
in the state of mind I'm in.
D G
Yeah whiskey would be risky in the state of mind I'm in.
A D D2 D
Federalis came and took away all my sin. Yeah liquer
G G/F# Em
would be quicker if I didn't have you old friend. Cause
A D D2 D
whiskey would be risky in the state of mind I'm in.
G A D D2 D
D G A D D2 D
Now my song is almost done and it's the morning after.
D G
As I woke up this morning, bad luck showed up again in
A D
the form of empty poskets, no more woman no more sin.
D G
Whiskey oh dear whiskey you're still my favorite friend.
A
Cause liqueor would be quicker in the state of mind I'm
D G A D
in.
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