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Hooray For Whiskey

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[Intro]
C G D Em
C G D G
[Verse 1]
It was a Gnight, me girls, from The Devil's Crown, in the Cfinest pub in town
I was Gjust about to be heading when I Cpassed the final Drow
The Emnext thing I remember is Cwaking on a Dship
They Emtook me out to DShanghai on a Gtrip
[Chorus]
Hooray for Cwhiskey (whiskey)
Oh for Gwhiskey (whiskey)
A Dpenny for each time you stood bEmy us
Hooray for Cwhiskey (whiskey)
Oh for Gwhiskey (whiskey)
To Dyou, me friend, we Craise aDnother Gglass
[Solo]
C G D G
[Verse 2]
On our Gway back home I´ve been left alone with the Ccaptain's last supplies
I took Gjust a sip, just a tiny bit, Couldn't Chelp it for me Dlife
The Emnext thing I remember, they Cthrew me in the Dsea
Ten Emempty bottles Dfloating next to Gme
[Chorus]
Hooray for Cwhiskey (whiskey)
Oh for Gwhiskey (whiskey)
A Dpenny for each time you stood bEmy us
Hooray for Cwhiskey (whiskey)
Oh for Gwhiskey (whiskey)
To Dyou, me friend, we Craise aDnother Gglass
[Solo]
C G D Em
C G D G G
[Verse 3]
I built meGself a raft and I paddled of to an Cisland somewhere close
Was it Gdestiny? Was it meant to be? Couldn't Ctell ya, lads, who Dknows?
The Emisland I got onto was a Csmuggler's hiding Dplace
Five Emempty bottles Dlater I was Gsaved
[Chorus]
Hooray for Cwhiskey (whiskey)
Oh for Gwhiskey (whiskey)
A Dpenny for each time you stood bEmy us
Hooray for Cwhiskey (whiskey)
Oh for Gwhiskey (whiskey)
To Dyou, me friend, we Craise aDnother Gglass
[Solo]
C G D Em
C G
To Dyou, me friend, we Craise aDnother Gglass
[Chorus]
Hooray for Cwhiskey (whiskey)
Oh for Gwhiskey (whiskey)
A Dpenny for each time you stood bEmy us
Hooray for Cwhiskey (whiskey)
Oh for Gwhiskey (whiskey)
To Dyou, me friend, we Craise aDnother Gglass
[Outro]
To Dyou, me friend, we Craise Ca-Dno-Dther Gglass

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Hooray For Whiskey

by Santiano

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G D Em

C G D G

[Verse 1]

G C

It was a night, me girls, from The Devil's Crown, in the finest pub in town

G C D

I was just about to be heading when I passed the final row

Em C D

The next thing I remember is waking on a ship

Em D G

They took me out to Shanghai on a trip

[Chorus]

Hooray for whiskey (whiskey)

Oh for whiskey (whiskey)

D Em

A penny for each time you stood by us

Hooray for whiskey (whiskey)

Oh for whiskey (whiskey)

D C D G

To you, me friend, we raise another glass

[Solo]

C G D G

[Verse 2]

G C

On our way back home I´ve been left alone with the captain's last supplies

G C D

I took just a sip, just a tiny bit, Couldn't help it for me life

Em C D

The next thing I remember, they threw me in the sea

Em D G

Ten empty bottles floating next to me

[Chorus]

Hooray for whiskey (whiskey)

Oh for whiskey (whiskey)

D Em

A penny for each time you stood by us

Hooray for whiskey (whiskey)

Oh for whiskey (whiskey)

D C D G

To you, me friend, we raise another glass

[Solo]

C G D Em

C G D G G

[Verse 3]

G C

I built meself a raft and I paddled of to an island somewhere close

G C D

Was it destiny? Was it meant to be? Couldn't tell ya, lads, who knows?

Em C D

The island I got onto was a smuggler's hiding place

Em D G

Five empty bottles later I was saved

[Chorus]

Hooray for whiskey (whiskey)

Oh for whiskey (whiskey)

D Em

A penny for each time you stood by us

Hooray for whiskey (whiskey)

Oh for whiskey (whiskey)

D C D G

To you, me friend, we raise another glass

[Solo]

C G D Em

C G

D C D G

To you, me friend, we raise another glass

[Chorus]

Hooray for whiskey (whiskey)

Oh for whiskey (whiskey)

D Em

A penny for each time you stood by us

Hooray for whiskey (whiskey)

Oh for whiskey (whiskey)

D C D G

To you, me friend, we raise another glass

[Outro]

D C C D D G

To you, me friend, we raise a-no-ther glass

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