Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
C majorC FF C majorC
I drink white lightnin when the coyotes are out
C majorC G+G C majorC
But them goddamn coyotes won’t leave me alone
C majorC FF C majorC
Mama said, son you know drinkin' is bad,
C majorC G+G C majorC
But she had to get drunk to have sex with my dad
C majorC FF C majorC
Glifton he loves to beat his wife
C majorC G+G C majorC
Thank christ she married ole granddad on ice
C majorC FF C majorC
Mr. Bartender don't be so slow
C majorC G+G C majorC
I got time for another and a six pack to go
Chorus:
FF
If drinkin's a sin, the devil’s my friend,
C majorC G+G C majorC
So give me a shot of what’s left of the gin
FF
If drinkin's a sin, the devil’s my friend,
C majorC G+G C majorC
So give me a shot of what’s left of the gin
C majorC G+G C majorC
Oh give me a shot of what's left of the gin
Verse 2:
C majorC FF C majorC
I built my house out of beer bottles
C majorC G+G C majorC
But I drank too much bourbon now it's all broken glass
C majorC FF C majorC
I went to Tucson to see my old lady,
C majorC G+G C majorC
She didn't have a nose so I drove back home
C majorC FF C majorC
I don't need housing and I don't need women,
C majorC G+G C majorC
I just need a bottle that I can crawl in,
C majorC FF C majorC
give me a bourbon or give me a beer,
C majorC G+G C majorC
I’d listen to your story but I cut off my ear
Chorus:
FF
If drinkin's a sin, the devil’s my friend,
C majorC G+G C majorC
So give me a shot of what’s left of the gin
FF
If drinkin's a sin, the devil’s my friend,
C majorC G+G C majorC
So give me a shot of what’s left of the gin
C majorC G+G C majorC
Oh give me a shot of what's left of the gin
Verse 3:
C majorC FF C majorC
My wife got pregnant with a bottle of schnapps,
C majorC G+G C majorC
The nurse and the doctor all called the cops
C majorC FF C majorC
When they got there we partied ‘til dawn
C majorC G+G C majorC
I named that bottle Paul, Peter, and John
C majorC FF C majorC
I had my first drink at the age of three,
C majorC G+G C majorC
I picked a bottle from the whiskey tree
C majorC FF C majorC
I grabbed it and drank it and got real drunk
C majorC G+G C majorC
I learned how to cry and I learned how to fuck
Outro Chorus:
FF
If drinkin's a sin, the devil’s my friend,
C majorC G+G C majorC
So give me a shot of what’s left of the gin
FF
If drinkin's a sin, the devil’s my friend,
C majorC G+G C majorC
So give me a shot of what’s left of the gin
C majorC G+G C majorC
Oh give me a shot of what's left of the gin
C majorC G+G C majorC
Give me a shot of what's left of the gin