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Whiskey, whiskey
The singer’s getting sore
We raised the roof
Now we’re lowering the floor
The band is blistered but we’ve got a little bit more
When I say 1,2 you say 3,4
G1,2,3,4
 C|  D  C  
 G|  C  D  
GAltogether
ACltogether gGone
GIt’s now or never if you wDant 
another Gsong
G C G D C D
GOn and on goes the Cringing of the Gbell
GOff we go, this Dsong won’t sing itGself
G C G D C D
CSo soldiers at my Dside
CIt’s you and me tDonight
Chorus
GWhiskey, whiskey
The Csinger’s getting Gsore
We Graised the roof
Now we’re lDowering the Gfloor
The bGand is blistered but we’ve gCot
 a little bit Gmore
(No chords)
When I say 1,2 you say 3,4
1,2,3,4
 C|  D  C  
 G|  C  D  
Verse
GMister moonlight
You Cgotta let ‘em Gplay
GIf the devils wanna Ddance
Then the piper wants his Gpay
G C G D C D
GHide me in a hiding place
Where Cgood sense never Ggoes
GTake me to the fountain
Where the Dfirewater Gflows
G C G D C D
Find our Calibies and Dlies
And Close ourselves toDnight
Chorus
GWhiskey, whiskey
The Csinger’s getting Gsore
GWe raised the roof
Now we’re Dlowering the Gfloor
The Gband is blistered but we’ve Cgot
 a little bit Gmore
(No chords)
When I say 1,2 you say 3,4
1,2,3,4
Solo
 C   D   C   Gx2
Spoken:
GTrying to get the whole room Con the
 dance floor
GIs like trying to put a square peg 
Cin a round hole
GI’m not saying it ain’t something 
that we Cshouldn’t try to do
GDon’t do it for me though, Cdo it for you
GYou’ve been minding your manners 
and Cbehaving yourself
GBut there’s still a lot of bottles 
left Cupon the shelf
GSo wet my little whistle now and 
Cgive a dog a bone
GI can take it up a notch, Ccan’t do it alone
So Csoldiers at my Dside
It’s Cyou and me Dtonight
Chorus
GWhiskey, whiskey
The Csinger’s getting Gsore
GWe raised the roof
Now we’re Dlowering the Gfloor
GThe band is blistered but we’ve Cgot
 a little bit Gmore
(No chords)
When I say 1,2 you say 3,4
1,2,3,4

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1234

by Alan Doyle

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Whiskey, whiskey

The singer’s getting sore

We raised the roof

Now we’re lowering the floor

The band is blistered but we’ve got a little bit more

When I say 1,2 you say 3,4

1,2,3,4

C D C

G C D

Altogether

C G

Altogether gone

G D

It’s now or never if you want

another song

G C G D C D

G C G

On and on goes the ringing of the bell

G D G

Off we go, this song won’t sing itself

G C G D C D

C D

So soldiers at my side

C D

It’s you and me tonight

Chorus

Whiskey, whiskey

C G

The singer’s getting sore

We raised the roof

D G

Now we’re lowering the floor

G C

The band is blistered but we’ve got

a little bit more

(No chords)

When I say 1,2 you say 3,4

1,2,3,4

C D C

G C D

Verse

Mister moonlight

C G

You gotta let ‘em play

G D

If the devils wanna dance

Then the piper wants his pay

G C G D C D

Hide me in a hiding place

C G

Where good sense never goes

Take me to the fountain

D G

Where the firewater flows

G C G D C D

C D

Find our alibies and lies

C D

And lose ourselves tonight

Chorus

Whiskey, whiskey

C G

The singer’s getting sore

We raised the roof

D G

Now we’re lowering the floor

G C

The band is blistered but we’ve got

a little bit more

(No chords)

When I say 1,2 you say 3,4

1,2,3,4

Solo

C D C G

Spoken:

G C

Trying to get the whole room on the

dance floor

Is like trying to put a square peg

in a round hole

I’m not saying it ain’t something

that we shouldn’t try to do

G C

Don’t do it for me though, do it for you

You’ve been minding your manners

and behaving yourself

But there’s still a lot of bottles

left upon the shelf

So wet my little whistle now and

give a dog a bone

G C

I can take it up a notch, can’t do it alone

C D

So soldiers at my side

C D

It’s you and me tonight

Chorus

Whiskey, whiskey

C G

The singer’s getting sore

We raised the roof

D G

Now we’re lowering the floor

G C

The band is blistered but we’ve got

a little bit more

(No chords)

When I say 1,2 you say 3,4

1,2,3,4

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