Moonshiner

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moonshiner by cat power
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chan’s take on the classic folk song , from ’moon pix’ ( 1998 ) . again , as with A
great many of her songs , just two chords arpeggiated ( picked ) . not going to bother
tabbing this , but if you play around with the chords , you should be able to figure
out the picking pattern ( note that she plays some of the open strings as well ) . i
figured out how to play this by ear in about 2 minutes , which , coming from me ,
means it’s fairly simple . i believe she bends the B string while picking a minor
before alternating to the E minor chord .

tuning : standard

Am Em
i’ve been a moonshiner

Am Em
for seventeen long years

Am Em
i spend all my money on whiskey and beer

Am Em
i go to some hollow

Am Em
and set up my holy , holy still

Am Em
if drinking do not kill me

Am Em
then i don’t know what will

Am Em
i go to some bar room

Am Em
and drink with my friends

Am Em
see if women and men would come to follow

Am Em
to see what i might spend

Am Em
god bless them handsome men

Am Em
i wish they was mine

Am Em
their breath is as sweet as

Am Em
the dew on the holy , holy vine

Am
you’re already in hell

Em
you’re already in hell

Am Em
i wish we could go to hell

Am Em
when the bottle gets empty ,

Am Em
then life ain’t worth the drown