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Hell Or High Water

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1/35

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 35Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro: Play at the beginning of song and end of each chorus.
e|-----A------------Ex--x-x-x---G3--3-3-3---D2--B2--D2--
B|-----x-x-----x---x--x-x-x---x--x-x-x---3--3--3--
G|-----2-2-----2---1--1-1-1---0--0-0-0---2--4--2--
D|-----2-2h4p2-2---2--2-2-2---0--0-0-0---0--0--0--
A|-4-2-0-0-----0---2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2---0--0--0--
E|-----------------0--0-0-0---3--3-3-3---x--x--x--
e|--A------------Ex--x-x-x---D2--2-2-2---D2--2-2-2-|
B|--x-x-----x---x--x-x-x---3--3-3-3---3--3-2-3-|
G|--2-2-----2---1--1-1-1---2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2-|
D|--2-2h4p0-2---2—-2-2-2---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-|
A|--0-0-----0---2--2-2-2---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-|
E|--------------0--0-0-0---x—-x-x-x---x--x-x-x-|
SAmoke em if you Egot em, drink your Dglasses to the bottom,
And tAoast me Eon another Dyear.
Another Ayear of Ehope, another Dyear of holdin on,
You Adrinkers by Eday who are Dbastards by dawn
And I Ahope I will Esee you Dsoon,
And IA'll be Ehome come Dhell or high water,
And I Aknow I Ewill see you Dsoon.
(INTRO)
GAather round friends and Eneighbors, who make their Dliving by labor
And Ashare with Eme this little Dtime.
This little Atime that we have Eleft, to have Ddrink and catch a breath
Well it Amight just Ebe what saves Dour lives.
And I Ahope I will Esee you Dsoon,
And IA'll be Ehome come Dhell or high water,
And I Aknow I Ewill see you Dsoon.
(INTRO)
SAmoke em if you Egot em, drink your Dglasses to the bottom
And Alisten to the Ehowling Ddogs.
And oh Ahow it Epleases me, to Dbe in such company
And I’m Aso glad our Epaths have Dcrossed
And I Ahope I will Esee you Dsoon,
And IA'll be Ehome come Dhell or high water,
And I Aknow I Ewill see you Dsoon.
Ooh Aand I’ll be Ehome come Dhell or high water
And I Aknow I will sEee you soDonA  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  

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Hell Or High Water

by William Elliott Whitmore

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro: Play at the beginning of song and end of each chorus.

A E G D B D

e|-----------------x--x-x-x---3--3-3-3---2--2--2--

B|-----x-x-----x---x--x-x-x---x--x-x-x---3--3--3--

G|-----2-2-----2---1--1-1-1---0--0-0-0---2--4--2--

D|-----2-2h4p2-2---2--2-2-2---0--0-0-0---0--0--0--

A|-4-2-0-0-----0---2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2---0--0--0--

E|-----------------0--0-0-0---3--3-3-3---x--x--x--

A E D D

e|--------------x--x-x-x---2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2-|

B|--x-x-----x---x--x-x-x---3--3-3-3---3--3-2-3-|

G|--2-2-----2---1--1-1-1---2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2-|

D|--2-2h4p0-2---2—-2-2-2---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-|

A|--0-0-----0---2--2-2-2---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-|

E|--------------0--0-0-0---x—-x-x-x---x--x-x-x-|

A E D

Smoke em if you got em, drink your glasses to the bottom,

A E D

And toast me on another year.

A E D

Another year of hope, another year of holdin on,

A E D

You drinkers by day who are bastards by dawn

A E D

And I hope I will see you soon,

A E D

And I'll be home come hell or high water,

A E D

And I know I will see you soon.

(INTRO)

A E D

Gather round friends and neighbors, who make their living by labor

A E D

And share with me this little time.

A E D

This little time that we have left, to have drink and catch a breath

A E D

Well it might just be what saves our lives.

A E D

And I hope I will see you soon,

A E D

And I'll be home come hell or high water,

A E D

And I know I will see you soon.

(INTRO)

A E D

Smoke em if you got em, drink your glasses to the bottom

A E D

And listen to the howling dogs.

A E D

And oh how it pleases me, to be in such company

A E D

And I’m so glad our paths have crossed

A E D

And I hope I will see you soon,

A E D

And I'll be home come hell or high water,

A E D

And I know I will see you soon.

A E D

Ooh and I’ll be home come hell or high water

A E D A A A A A A A A A A

And I know I will see you soon

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