{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2823413,"song":"Moonshine Whiskey","artist":"Van Morrison","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2823413-moonshine-whiskey-chords-by-van-morrison/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2823413?type=chord","rating":4.54784,"votes":3,"content":"NOTE ABOUT TIME AND TEMPO:\r\nThere are a number of time and tempo changes in this song.\r\nIt goes from 112bpm in 6/8 to 96bpm in 2/2 so it can be a bit confusing.\r\nThese changes aren't intuitive either. They tend occur at the end of the verse and the bridge\r\nbut before the next section starts. So, technically, you'll have a a couple measures of different time\r\nand tempo before the section changes.\r\nI have denoted a time change with a *, so if you see that, the next measure is a different time.\r\nThe best thing to do is to play along with the recording to get a feel for the changes.\r\n\r\nI've done my best to align the changes with Van's ad-libbing in the bridge sections,\r\nbut it may not be perfect. The same caveat exist for the riffs; I tried. Mea culpa.\r\n\r\nG9: 353435\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n(Tempo 112, Time 6/8)\r\n|| [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] ||\r\n\r\n(Tempo 96 Time 2/2)\r\n|| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] ||\r\n\r\n[tab]G Riff (with approximate timing)\r\nT|--q--h-----q----|--e--e--e--e--e--e--q-------| (timing)\r\nE|--3-------------|----------------------------|\r\nB|--0-------------|----------------------------|\r\nG|--0--2b----0----|--2h-0----------------------|\r\nD|--0-------------|--------2h-0----------------|\r\nA|----------------|--------------2h-0----------|\r\nE|----------------|--------------------3-------|\r\n(Bend the A note up a full step to a B. You can release and pull off to the open G.)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, she gimme moonshine whiskey,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\noh, she give me Southern love.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDeep in the heart of Texas,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthere beneath the stars above.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, she gimme Southern comfort,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\noh, she give me moonshine love.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDeep in the heart of Texas,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthere beneath the stars above.[/tab]\r\n\r\n|| [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ||\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Here I am riding on a train,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Just about thunderballs, down the line.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n Just can't wait any longer,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n see that little darlin' of mine,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nsee that little darlin' of * mine.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 1]\r\n(Tempo: 112 Time: 6/8)\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  She's my Texas sweetheart,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Pa' from Arkansas,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n we were dancin'  across the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n and a band is playing,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n people were swayin'  to and fro.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n Streamline promenade,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n streamline promenade.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G9[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I said; \"wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G9[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n I'm gonna take a plane, come with me tonight,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G9[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\ngonna put on my hot, hot pants,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G9[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand promenade, promenade down Funky Broadway 'till the cows come home.[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G9[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n La-da da da da-da, da da[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n La-da da da da-da, da da[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]\r\nOh, streamline promenade,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n promenade streamline.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G9[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] riff\r\n Streamline promenade, promenade, promenade, promenade streamline.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]  \r\n Think I'm gonna promenade all * night. (Play G riff here)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]T|--r--e--e--e--e--e----| Em riff (with timing)\r\ne|----------------------|\r\nB|-----8--8-------------|\r\nG|-----9--7--7--5--4----|\r\nD|-----------9--7--5----|\r\nA|----------------------|\r\nE|----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, she gimme moonshine whiskey,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\noh, she give me Southern love.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDeep in the heart of Texas,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthere beneath the stars above.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, she gimme Southern comfort,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\noh, she give me moonshine love.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDeep in the heart of Texas,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthere beneath the stars above.[/tab]\r\n\r\n|| [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ||\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nListen, here we are, thinkin' 'bout time,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n When there is just here and now, and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI just want to lie my feet on a river bed instead.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCan't wait any longer for the sign,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI wanna get down some solid *  time.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 2]\r\n(Tempo: 112 Time: 6/8)\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Watch the fish,  in the water,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n bubbles, watch the bubbles come up in the water.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n Promenade streamline, in the water,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n Streamline promenade,  get funky.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n Promenade streamline,  funky as you want to be.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n La-da da da da-da, da da[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n La-da da da da-da, da da[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n streamline promenade,  oh, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G9[/ch]\r\nwell, I feel alright tonight.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nStreamline promenade.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]| [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G9[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] (riff) | [ch]C[/ch] |(2/2) [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n(Note: play G riff at the time change)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]T|--r--e--e--e--e--e----| Em riff\r\ne|----------------------|\r\nB|-----8--8-------------|\r\nG|-----9--7--7--5--4----|\r\nD|-----------9--7--5----|\r\nA|----------------------|\r\nE|----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, she gimme moonshine whiskey,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\noh, she give me Southern love.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, she gimme moonshine whiskey,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\noh, she give me Southern love.[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe give me,  Southern love.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Southern love.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Southern love.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Repeat x14 with ad lib, increasing tempo)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, she gimme moonshine whiskey.[/tab]\r\n(hard stop)","plain_text":"NOTE ABOUT TIME AND TEMPO:\nThere are a number of time and tempo changes in this song.\nIt goes from 112bpm in 6/8 to 96bpm in 2/2 so it can be a bit confusing.\nThese changes aren't intuitive either. They tend occur at the end of the verse and the bridge\nbut before the next section starts. So, technically, you'll have a a couple measures of different time\nand tempo before the section changes.\nI have denoted a time change with a *, so if you see that, the next measure is a different time.\nThe best thing to do is to play along with the recording to get a feel for the changes.\n\nI've done my best to align the changes with Van's ad-libbing in the bridge sections,\nbut it may not be perfect. The same caveat exist for the riffs; I tried. Mea culpa.\n\nG9: 353435\n\n[Intro]\n(Tempo 112, Time 6/8)\n|| C | G | G | C ||\n\n(Tempo 96 Time 2/2)\n|| G | G ||\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n|| C | G | C G ||\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 1]\n(Tempo: 112 Time: 6/8)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n| G G9 |\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n|| C | G | C G ||\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 2]\n(Tempo: 112 Time: 6/8)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)\n\n\n\n\n\n| C | G |\n\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat x14 with ad lib, increasing tempo)\n\n\n(hard stop)","chords":["G9","C","G","E","B","D","A","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}