Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G*
Moonshine, rum, whiskey and rye
C* G*
We give the top and tail to the mountain trail
A* D*
But we pour that hard in a jar
Em* D* G*
That's right son, moonshine
C* G*
Little bottle of good time
Em* D* G* C*
Burns like hell but it tastes like heaven
Verse 1:
C*
Get those bottles on the road young man
G+G
Oh I am a bootlegger
C majorC G+G
With a truckload full of moonshine
C majorC G+G
Yeah my daddy tried to quell my crimes
A augmentedA D MajorD
But I just couldn't let it go
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
My heart was set on money
C majorC G+G
And the open road in the moonlight
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C*
Sooner or later I'll be meeting there
Chorus:
G+G
But till then, moonshine, rum, whiskey and rye
C majorC G+G
We give the top and tail to the mountain trail
A augmentedA D MajorD
Pour that hard in a jar, that's right son
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
Moonshine, it's a little bottle of good time
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C*
Burns like hell but it tastes like heaven
Verse 2:
G+G
I found myself a lover
C majorC G+G
She swore she'd never leave me
C majorC G+G
I found it hard to believe it
A augmentedA D MajorD
But it turned out to be the truth
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
But my heart was full of trouble
C majorC G+G
And it always gathered 'round me
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C*
Sooner or later we'll be meeting there
Chorus:
G+G
But till then, moonshine, rum, whiskey and rye
C majorC G+G
We give the top and tail to the mountain trail
A augmentedA D MajorD
Pour that hard in a jar, that's right son
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
Moonshine, little bottle of good time
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
Burns like hell and it tastes like heaven
Verse 3:
G+G
I got my boot to the ball, boys
C majorC G+G
Chasing the horizon
C majorC G+G
Before the sun starts rising
A augmentedA D MajorD
Can't have the moonshine getting low
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
And I brewed us up a batch, boys
C majorC G+G
I get your howlin' at the moonlight
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C*
Flowing till the morning, better hold on tight
C*
Sleep all day cause we live by night
Chorus:
G+G
Oh, moonshine, rum, whiskey and rye
C majorC G+G
We give the top and tail to the mountain trail
A augmentedA D MajorD
But we pour that hard in a jar, that's right son
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
Moonshine, it's a little bottle of good time
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC
It burns like hell but it tastes like heaven
🏷Legend:
* means one strum down