The Fratellis - Whisky Saga

intro :

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x E
( A C G E ) 4

xf C
well here lie the remains
E F
of every girl i’ve loved
F C
the princesses of heaven and hell
E F
who thought they knew me well
F C
there goes my wishbone
E F
it calms my crooked friend
F C
screaming he knew i was dead
E
true right down to the end

A G D
i was in a fury with a judge and with a jury
A G D
you could tell i was a wicked man
A
well there was no one on the wall
G D
but the stupid and the small
A G D
but they always do the best they can

( A C G E ) 4

xf C
well here lies mother brown
E F
she always looked so young
F C
i was never too easy to please
E F
always on my knees
F C
well there goes my last hope
E F
here comes my bullet train
F C
shooting the hole in my head
E
on the wrong right side of my brain

A
i was getting ready
G D
i was shaking , i was steady
A G D
i was pleading to be left alive
A
well i was digging for the gold
G D
just waiting to be told
A G D
that my cheating heart would survive

A G D
i was in a fury with a judge and with a jury
A G D
you could tell i was a wicked man
A
well there was no one on the wall
G D
but the stupid and the small
A G D
but they always do the best they can

( solo )

( A C G E ) 4

xf C E F
well here lie the remains of saving lady death
F C
her old man streamed up in a hole
E F
another uneven soul
F C
there goes my last wish
E F
here comes my audience
F C
pitchforks pointing my way
E
and it’s no coincidence

A G D
i was in a bind of the body and the mind
A G D
and my mother was the last to know
A
when i told her i was runnin’
G D
i was better off a’gone
A G D
and she never even said no , no , no , no , no

A G D
i was never thick but the fall wouldn’t click
A G D
so i never had the best excuse
A
you couldn’t say that i was best
G D
so they put me to the test
A G D
with a never ending soul abuse

A G D
i was in a fury with a judge and with a jury
A G D
you could tell i was a wicked man
A
well there was no one on the wall
G D
but the stupid and the small
A G D
but they always do the best they can

A
i was getting ready
G D
i was shaking , i was steady
A G D
i was pleading to be left alive
A
well i was digging for the gold
G D
just waiting to be told
A G D
that my cheating heart would survive

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