Rye Whiskey chords by Ronnie Bowman

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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In an old folks home just off the well beaten path
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I visit my grandma and learn of our past
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One day as I walked down the hall I passed by
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An old man with tears in his eyes

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At a glance I could see he was gentle and sweet
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I straightened his pillow and covered his feet
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Then the old man reached out softly touching my hand
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He smiled and these few words began

Chorus:
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If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die
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I could see it meant something by the look in his eyes
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The old man just lay there repeating that line
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If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die

Interlude:
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Verse 2:
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Then they told me a story that’s sad but it’s true
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Of how he’d no family or friends that they knew
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In an old army jacket on the outskirts of town
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That’s how the old man was found

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They thought him a drunkard who just lost his mind
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‘Cause all he would say were these words all the time
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They brought him here ten years ago to this day
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Still all the old man would say

Chorus:
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If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die
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I could see it meant something by the look in his eye
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The old man just lay there repeating that line
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If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die

Interlude:
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Verse 3:
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When I walked in the room grandma instantly knew
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She said my dear boy what’s been bothering you
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So I told her the story of the man I just met
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Grandma looked up and she said

Bridge:
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If I don’t drink rye whiskey were the words to a song
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I sang back when I was a kid
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And it told of a solder who made it through war
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And found out his true love was dead

Chorus:
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If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die
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I knew it meant something by the look in his eyes
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Now I know why the old man just laid there and cried
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If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die
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His heart was still breaking after all of this time
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