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Hi everyone! Submitting my first tab here because this is one of my favorite songs off 
of Remedy and I couldn't
find chords for it anywhere so I decided to figure it out myself. I was listening and 
playing along with the
track while I wrote it down so it should be pretty accurate, you'll just have to figure 
out the tempo. Hope you
enjoy it as much as I do!
No Capo, standard tuning
Walk down the E string when you go from G to Em
Intro
G D Em C D
GLiving on bread and Cwine was easy
for JDohn and James and MGother Mary
and I'm no sEmaint and tChat's my ball and cDhain
CGause when I'm passed that sCilver challis
I aDlways drink my fGill until it
kEmnocks me down and tCangles up my bDrain
Yeah buddy, it's a sGhort life, it's a hDell of a life
it's a mGean old world, when you're kCicked to the gutter
and the fGirewater is the oDne thing to put out the fGlame
Instrumental
G D Em C D
WGalking through the graveyards and slCeeping in alleys
teDlling myself the saGme old stories
DrEminking that blood and cCalling it holy wDine
LGooking in windows and sCeeing a stranger
gDoing through hell like a fGallen angel
FEmeeling my bones getting oCld long before their tDime
Yeah buddy, it's a shGort life, it's a hDell of a life
it's a mGean old world, when you're kiCcked to the gutter
and the fiGrewater gotcha talking in circles agDain
It's an eGmpty bottle pasDsing around
when your hoGpes and dreams have aCll burned down
and the fGirewater is the oDne thing to put out the fGlame
                      D  G-C  
Take me home, take me home
GGather me up in your arms Lord have mercy dDivine
Instrumental
G D Em C G D G
So take me hoDme, take me hGome
                      D  C-D  
Take me home, take me home
Cause it's a shGort life, it's a hDell of a life,
it's a mGean old world when your kiCcked to the gutter
and the fiGrewater is the oDne thing to put out the flEmame
YCeah, the fiGrewater is the oDne thing to put out the flGame
Read more: Old Crow Medicine Show - Firewater Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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Firewater

by Old Crow Medicine Show

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Hi everyone! Submitting my first tab here because this is one of my favorite songs off

of Remedy and I couldn't

find chords for it anywhere so I decided to figure it out myself. I was listening and

playing along with the

track while I wrote it down so it should be pretty accurate, you'll just have to figure

out the tempo. Hope you

enjoy it as much as I do!

No Capo, standard tuning

Walk down the E string when you go from G to Em

Intro

G D Em C D

G C

Living on bread and wine was easy

D G

for John and James and Mother Mary

Em C D

and I'm no saint and that's my ball and chain

G C

Cause when I'm passed that silver challis

D G

I always drink my fill until it

Em C D

knocks me down and tangles up my brain

G D

Yeah buddy, it's a short life, it's a hell of a life

G C

it's a mean old world, when you're kicked to the gutter

G D G

and the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame

Instrumental

G D Em C D

G C

Walking through the graveyards and sleeping in alleys

D G

telling myself the same old stories

Em C D

Drinking that blood and calling it holy wine

G C

Looking in windows and seeing a stranger

D G

going through hell like a fallen angel

Em C D

Feeling my bones getting old long before their time

G D

Yeah buddy, it's a short life, it's a hell of a life

G C

it's a mean old world, when you're kicked to the gutter

G D

and the firewater gotcha talking in circles again

G D

It's an empty bottle passing around

G C

when your hopes and dreams have all burned down

G D G

and the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame

D G C

Take me home, take me home

G D

Gather me up in your arms Lord have mercy divine

Instrumental

G D Em C G D G

D G

So take me home, take me home

D C D

Take me home, take me home

G D

Cause it's a short life, it's a hell of a life,

G C

it's a mean old world when your kicked to the gutter

G D Em

and the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame

C G D G

Yeah, the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame

Read more: Old Crow Medicine Show - Firewater Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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