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Hard Whiskey

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Josh Ward does it a little differently each time he performs it, but this is just the 
simple layout of
how the song is played. You can make it more intricate by adding hammer-ons in the D's 
and walking it between
chords. For a simple, easily playable version, this is all you need to learn.
No Capo, Standard Tuning
Intro:   G    D    C  D  
Verse 1:
GA goodbye letter
DMy old hat
CIs telling me she's had enough
Dand she ain't coming back
GPicture on the wall
DStaring back at me
CIts burning a hole right through my soul
DIt brings me to my knees
EmI'm headed out the door
Dto do all the wrong things right
C'Cause there's only one thing
Dthat will get me through this night
Chorus 1:
All I need is Ghard whiskey
DA soft place to fall
A Cjukebox full of George Jones Songs
Hey DI won't miss her at all
All I need is Ghard whiskey
DJust a little time
CPay for one more drink
DAnd I'll be doing GfineD  C  D  
Verse 2:
GWell I always said her leaving
DWould never get to me
So CI turn to you, whiskey
to Ddrown a memory
GBrown poison in a black-labeled bottle
Dshe burns going down
CBut its better than the pain I feel
Wishing Dshe was still around
EmMaybe someday
DI'll find a better way
CAnd she'll come back to me
DBut it won't be today
Solo:   G    D    C   Dx2
Chorus 2:
All I need is Ghard whiskey
Da soft place to fall
Csomeone to drive me home
or some Dold friends I can call
All I need is Ghard whiskey
DJust a little time
CPay for one more drink
DAnd I'll be doing fineG  D  C  D  

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Hard Whiskey

by Josh Ward

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Josh Ward does it a little differently each time he performs it, but this is just the

simple layout of

how the song is played. You can make it more intricate by adding hammer-ons in the D's

and walking it between

chords. For a simple, easily playable version, this is all you need to learn.

No Capo, Standard Tuning

G D C D

Intro:

Verse 1:

A goodbye letter

My old hat

Is telling me she's had enough

and she ain't coming back

Picture on the wall

Staring back at me

Its burning a hole right through my soul

It brings me to my knees

I'm headed out the door

to do all the wrong things right

'Cause there's only one thing

that will get me through this night

Chorus 1:

All I need is hard whiskey

A soft place to fall

A jukebox full of George Jones Songs

Hey I won't miss her at all

All I need is hard whiskey

Just a little time

Pay for one more drink

D G D C D

And I'll be doing fine

Verse 2:

Well I always said her leaving

Would never get to me

So I turn to you, whiskey

to drown a memory

Brown poison in a black-labeled bottle

she burns going down

But its better than the pain I feel

Wishing she was still around

Maybe someday

I'll find a better way

And she'll come back to me

But it won't be today

G D C D

Solo: x2

Chorus 2:

All I need is hard whiskey

a soft place to fall

someone to drive me home

or some old friends I can call

All I need is hard whiskey

Just a little time

Pay for one more drink

D G D C D

And I'll be doing fine

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