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Rye Whiskey

(aka Jack of Diamonds)

Traditional

Verse:
G	-	-	-
-	-	C	G
Chorus:
G	-	-	-
-	-	C	G         (repeat)

12-beat intro.  Play 3-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

This song is in 3/4 waltz time.

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Verse:

I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when l'm dry,
If the hard times don't kill me, I'll lay down and die.

 

If the ocean was whiskey, and I was a duck,
I'd dive to the bottom and never come up.

 

Chorus:

Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey, l cry,
If you don't give me rye whisky, I surely will die.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Listen to Pete Seeger perform "Rye Whiskey" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

This Chord Chart may not appear correctly with some browsers.  It should be viewed with a full size window.  

The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com