Verse
Am F C G
I've been a moonshiner for seventeen long years
Am F C G
I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer
F G C F
I go to some hollow and set up my still
Am F C
And if whiskey don't kill me
G
Then I don't know what will
[Verse 2]
(same chords)
Am F C G
I go to some barroom and drink with my friends
Am F C G
Where the women can't follow and see what I spent
F G C F
God bless them pretty women, how I wish they was mine
Am F C
Their breath is as sweet as
G
The dew on the vine
[Verse 3]
(same chords)
Am F C G
Let me eat when I'm hungry, let me drink when I'm dry
Am F C G
Give me dollar when I'm hard up, religion when I die
F G C F
The whole world's a bottle, and life's just a dram
Am F C
When a bottle gets empty
G
It sure ain't worth a damn