Moodswing Whiskey

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Got this from the Jeff Buckley Chordbook. My first tab so hope it comes out right! Most
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G#m(maj7): A#dim: Em:
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C: Cadd9: E7#9/G#:
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Intro: Dm/ E   G#dim   Bm/F#   E5  Gdim  
Dm/E  
Mood swing whiskey
G#dimDrank it all in the trailer
Bm/F#Waiting for the dark to move E5inGdim  
Dm/E  
Sitting in my step-sister's kitchen
G#dimHorseflies on the window sill
Bm/F#Eyes trained on the lemon king
And E5wishing it were a Gdimgun
Dm/E  
I'm thinking of our wedding rings
G#dimTrapped inside the heater
Spring Bm/F#water on the floor of this
E5Sex starved Gdimroom
CdimYour nightmare's fall around me
DdimIn waves of bliss
Cm9I tried to stop it with my hand
I was Cmlost in the kiss
C#7#5
With you mood swing whiskey
Your G#7bliss, the actress, bliss, the assassin
Bliss, the abyss
E5 Baug G#dim Bm/F# E5 Gdim
Dm/E  
Took a crazy shot of whiskey
G#dimIn about zero to sixty
Bm/ F   E5  Gdim  
All I could see was the bill
Dm/E  
I was singing through a melody
G#dimWith a drink in my right hand
Bm/F#Eyes sparkling, afraid and amazed
Dm/F  
I said boost me up to your junkyard paradise
Bm/F#Boost me up to your junkyard paradise
E5Baby I Gdimneed a sweet-ass photo of you
CdimI cheated and I lied
GdimAnd you stole her
Cm9Stung my tongue just like
CmSweat from her shoulder
D#7#5
Ooh moodswing whiskey
Your G#7love, the destroyer
Love, the destroyer
Love, love.
Asus4/ E  G#m(maj7) A#dim  
G#m(maj7) A#dim  
Yes moodswing whiskey has my brain
G#m(maj7) A#dim  
Only you could break this chain
I need her in my bed again
G#m(maj7) A#dim  
Yeah yeah oh yeah oh yeah x 4
CdimGoing down to the subway station
DdimI’m packing a rod
Cm9All unnecessary histories eraseCmd
I am a punishing god
D#7#5
Moodswing whiskey
Your prodigal A#7son has returned
G7 Baug Baug Baug Baug
Em Em7
G13/ F  G13  
This is for all the headless acrobats
Faces Ccrushed in the cirCadd9cus dustEm  
G13/F  
All in the name of gravity
And the G13price of admissionC  Cadd9  
Em Em Em Em
G13/ F  G13  
Beautiful loser
CWarm hearts would have let Cadd9you EmdownEm7  
G13/ F  G13  
Beautiful loser
CWarm hearts would have left Cadd9youEm  Em7  
G13/ F   G13   C  Cadd9  
‘cause you’re beautiful
G13/ FE7#9/G#  
I think of mankind in quotation marks
Bm/F#Ever since I took a drink of E5youGdim  
All chords in this song (24)

The story behind the song

Jeff Buckley was an American musician who gained a following in the early 1990s for his powerful performances, releasing his only studio album, Grace, in 1994. He was working on his second album, My Sweetheart the Druk, when he tragically passed away. This song appears on a posthumous live album, showcasing his raw and emotive style. Playing it feels like tapping into a moment of intense, unbridled expression.

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