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                     WHISKEY JARS - Wrinkle Neck Mules
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Tabbed by: A.J. Conner
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Fourth song on the album. I believe there are two guitars in this song; one is
playing the riffs and the other is playing the chords, but you can pull it off
alone if you need to (just don't play the riffs while you're singing). 
CHORDS USED:
Dsus2: xx0230
C:    (3)32010
Em:    022000
Em/F:  122000
Am:    x02210
F:     133211
MAIN RIFF (played throughout verse, goes straight into Dsus2):
e|--1p0-------------0---0----------------------------------------------------|
B|------3--1-----1------2----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------2---------3----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
TRANSITION RIFF (played when going from C to Em in the verse):
e|--1p0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3--1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------2--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3--2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO:
(MAIN RIFF)   Dsus2     C
(MAIN RIFF)   Dsus2     C
(MAIN RIFF)   Dsus2     C
(TRANS. RIFF)   Em    Em/F  Am  
Em  Em/F  Am
VERSE 1:
(MAIN RIFF)
    Dsus2He had a haircut like CMartin Van Burren
    Dsus2Sideburns way down his Cchin
    Dsus2He wore a smokin' Cjacket 
TRANS. RIFF               Em    Em/F  Am  
like Hugh Hefner always did
Em  Em/F  Am
(MAIN RIFF)
VERSE 2:
    Dsus2And in the throes of winter Cwhen everything is slow,
    Dsus2Warm whiskey at foCurteen below he traded in
    Dsus2That sCnow for MexiEmcoEm/F  Am  
Em  Em/F  Am
CHORUS:
  FTurntable turnin', Dsus2no sound
  FBreakfast burning sDsus2outhbound
  FTake out the whiskey and Dsus2pass the jars Caround
Em  Em/F  Am
Em  Em/F  Am
(MAIN RIFF)
VERSE 3:
    Dsus2And from the rooftops the hCollers came,
    Dsus240 pesos for a frCiendly game
    Dsus2Unbroken horses and wComen just as tame
Em  Em/F Am
Em  Em/F Am
(Repeat CHORUS)
Guitar Solo (Play Em  Em/F  Am four times)
(Repeat CHORUS)
Em  Em/F  Am
Em  Em/F  Am
Em  Em/F  Am
END
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Whiskey Jars

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Em/F

Dsus2

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WHISKEY JARS - Wrinkle Neck Mules

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: A.J. Conner

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

Fourth song on the album. I believe there are two guitars in this song; one is

playing the riffs and the other is playing the chords, but you can pull it off

alone if you need to (just don't play the riffs while you're singing).

CHORDS USED:

Dsus2: xx0230

C: (3)32010

Em: 022000

Em/F: 122000

Am: x02210

F: 133211

MAIN RIFF (played throughout verse, goes straight into Dsus2):

e|--1p0-------------0---0----------------------------------------------------|

B|------3--1-----1------2----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------2---------3----------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

TRANSITION RIFF (played when going from C to Em in the verse):

e|--1p0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------3--1-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------2--0-----------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------3--2-----------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

INTRO:

(MAIN RIFF) Dsus2 C

Em Em/F Am

(TRANS. RIFF)

Em Em/F Am

VERSE 1:

(MAIN RIFF)

Dsus2 C

He had a haircut like Martin Van Burren

Dsus2 C

Sideburns way down his chin

Dsus2 C

He wore a smokin' jacket

Em Em/F Am

TRANS. RIFF

like Hugh Hefner always did

Em Em/F Am

(MAIN RIFF)

VERSE 2:

Dsus2 C

And in the throes of winter when everything is slow,

Dsus2 C

Warm whiskey at fourteen below he traded in

Dsus2 C Em Em/F Am

That snow for Mexico

Em Em/F Am

CHORUS:

F Dsus2

Turntable turnin', no sound

F Dsus2

Breakfast burning southbound

F Dsus2 C

Take out the whiskey and pass the jars around

Em Em/F Am

(MAIN RIFF)

VERSE 3:

Dsus2 C

And from the rooftops the hollers came,

Dsus2 C

40 pesos for a friendly game

Dsus2 C

Unbroken horses and women just as tame

Em Em/F Am

(Repeat CHORUS)

Guitar Solo (Play Em Em/F Am four times)

(Repeat CHORUS)

Em Em/F Am

END

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