Moonshine Whiskey
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
NOTE ABOUT TIME AND TEMPO:
There are a number of time and tempo changes in this song.
It goes from 112bpm in 6/8 to 96bpm in 2/2 so it can be a bit confusing.
These changes aren't intuitive either. They tend occur at the end of the verse and the bridge
but before the next section starts. So, technically, you'll have a a couple measures of different time
and tempo before the section changes.
I have denoted a time change with a *, so if you see that, the next measure is a different time.
The best thing to do is to play along with the recording to get a feel for the changes.
I've done my best to align the changes with Van's ad-libbing in the bridge sections,
but it may not be perfect. The same caveat exist for the riffs; I tried. Mea culpa.
G9: 353435
[Intro]
(Tempo 112, Time 6/8)
|| C| G| G| C||
(Tempo 96 Time 2/2)
|| G| G||
G Riff (with approximate timing)
T|--q--h-----q----|--e--e--e--e--e--e--q-------| (timing)
E|--3-------------|----------------------------|
B|--0-------------|----------------------------|
G|--0--2b----0----|--2h-0----------------------|
D|--0-------------|--------2h-0----------------|
A|----------------|--------------2h-0----------|
E|----------------|--------------------3-------|
(Bend the A note up a full step to a B. You can release and pull off to the open G.)
[Chorus]
(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)
COh, she gimme Gmoonshine whiskey,
Coh, she give me GSouthern love.
CDeep in the Gheart of Texas,
Dthere beneath the Gstars above.
COh, she gimme GSouthern comfort,
Coh, she give me Gmoonshine love.
CDeep in the Gheart of Texas,
Dthere beneath the Gstars above.
|| C| G| C G||
[Verse 1]
DHere I Cam riding on a Gtrain,
DJust about Cthunderballs, down the Gline.
DJust can't Cwait any Glonger,Em
Csee that little Ddarlin' of Emmine,D
Csee that little darDlin' of * Gmine.C
[Bridge 1]
(Tempo: 112 Time: 6/8)
GShe's my Texas sweetheart,C
GPa' from Arkansas,C G
Cwe were dancin' Gacross the floor
Cand a band is playing,
Gpeople were swayin' G9to and fro.
CStreamline promenade,G G9
Cstreamline promenade.G G9
CAnd I said; "wait a minute, Gwait a minute, G9wait a minute.C
GI'm gonna G9take a plane, Ccome with me tonight,
Ggonna put on G9my hot, hot Cpants,
Gand promenade, promeG9nade Cdown Funky Broadway 'till the cows come home.
| G G9|
CLa-da da da da-da, Gda daG9
CLa-da da da da-da, Gda daG9
Oh, Cstreamline promeGnade,G9
Cpromenade streamGline.G9
C G G9 C Em Emriff
Streamline promenade, promenade, promenade, promenade streamline.
CThink I'm gonna promenade all * Gnight. (Play G riff here)
T|--r--e--e--e--e--e----| Em riff (with timing)
e|----------------------|
B|-----8--8-------------|
G|-----9--7--7--5--4----|
D|-----------9--7--5----|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Chorus]
(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)
COh, she gimme Gmoonshine whiskey,
Coh, she give me GSouthern love.
CDeep in the Gheart of Texas,
Dthere beneath the Gstars above.
COh, she gimme GSouthern comfort,
Coh, she give me Gmoonshine love.
CDeep in the Gheart of Texas,
Dthere beneath the Gstars above.
|| C| G| C G||
[Verse 2]
Listen, Dhere we Care, thinkin' 'bout Gtime,
DWhen there Cis just here and Gnow, and
DI just want to lie my Cfeet on a Griver bed instead.Em
CCan't wait any longDer for the Emsign,D
I wanna Cget down Dsome solid * Gtime.C
[Bridge 2]
(Tempo: 112 Time: 6/8)
GWatch the fish, Cin the water,G
Cbubbles, Gwatch the bubbles come up in the water.C
GPromenade streamCline, in the water,G G9
CStreamline promeGnade, G9get funky.
CPromenade streamGline, G9funky as you want to be.
CLa-da da da da-da, Gda daG9
CLa-da da da da-da, Gda daG9
Cstreamline promeGnade, G9oh, baby
Cwell, I feel alright toGnight.G9
CStreamline promenade.
| G G9| C| Em| Em(riff) | C|(2/2) G| G|
(Note: play G riff at the time change)
T|--r--e--e--e--e--e----| Em riff
e|----------------------|
B|-----8--8-------------|
G|-----9--7--7--5--4----|
D|-----------9--7--5----|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Outro]
(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)
COh, she gimme Gmoonshine whiskey,
Coh, she give me GSouthern love.
COh, she gimme Gmoonshine whiskey,
Coh, she give me GSouthern love.
| C| G|
She give me, C GSouthern love.
C GSouthern love.
C GSouthern love.
(Repeat x14 with ad lib, increasing tempo)
COh, she gimme Gmoonshine whiskey.
(hard stop)
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Moonshine Whiskey
by Van Morrison
Chords in this song · guitar
C
G
D
Em
G9
NOTE ABOUT TIME AND TEMPO:
There are a number of time and tempo changes in this song.
It goes from 112bpm in 6/8 to 96bpm in 2/2 so it can be a bit confusing.
These changes aren't intuitive either. They tend occur at the end of the verse and the bridge
but before the next section starts. So, technically, you'll have a a couple measures of different time
and tempo before the section changes.
I have denoted a time change with a *, so if you see that, the next measure is a different time.
The best thing to do is to play along with the recording to get a feel for the changes.
I've done my best to align the changes with Van's ad-libbing in the bridge sections,
but it may not be perfect. The same caveat exist for the riffs; I tried. Mea culpa.
G9: 353435
[Intro]
(Tempo 112, Time 6/8)
C G G C
|| | | | ||
(Tempo 96 Time 2/2)
G G
|| | ||
G Riff (with approximate timing)
T|--q--h-----q----|--e--e--e--e--e--e--q-------| (timing)
E|--3-------------|----------------------------|
B|--0-------------|----------------------------|
G|--0--2b----0----|--2h-0----------------------|
D|--0-------------|--------2h-0----------------|
A|----------------|--------------2h-0----------|
E|----------------|--------------------3-------|
(Bend the A note up a full step to a B. You can release and pull off to the open G.)
[Chorus]
(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)
C G
Oh, she gimme moonshine whiskey,
C G
oh, she give me Southern love.
C G
Deep in the heart of Texas,
D G
there beneath the stars above.
C G
Oh, she gimme Southern comfort,
C G
oh, she give me moonshine love.
C G
Deep in the heart of Texas,
D G
there beneath the stars above.
C G C G
|| | | ||
[Verse 1]
D C G
Here I am riding on a train,
D C G
Just about thunderballs, down the line.
D C G Em
Just can't wait any longer,
C D Em D
see that little darlin' of mine,
C D G C
see that little darlin' of * mine.
[Bridge 1]
(Tempo: 112 Time: 6/8)
G C
She's my Texas sweetheart,
G C G
Pa' from Arkansas,
C G
we were dancin' across the floor
C
and a band is playing,
G G9
people were swayin' to and fro.
C G G9
Streamline promenade,
C G G9
streamline promenade.
C G G9 C
And I said; "wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
G G9 C
I'm gonna take a plane, come with me tonight,
G G9 C
gonna put on my hot, hot pants,
G G9 C
and promenade, promenade down Funky Broadway 'till the cows come home.
G G9
| |
C G G9
La-da da da da-da, da da
C G G9
La-da da da da-da, da da
C G G9
Oh, streamline promenade,
C G G9
promenade streamline.
C G G9 C Em Em
riff
Streamline promenade, promenade, promenade, promenade streamline.
C G
Think I'm gonna promenade all * night. (Play G riff here)
T|--r--e--e--e--e--e----| Em riff (with timing)
e|----------------------|
B|-----8--8-------------|
G|-----9--7--7--5--4----|
D|-----------9--7--5----|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Chorus]
(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)
C G
Oh, she gimme moonshine whiskey,
C G
oh, she give me Southern love.
C G
Deep in the heart of Texas,
D G
there beneath the stars above.
C G
Oh, she gimme Southern comfort,
C G
oh, she give me moonshine love.
C G
Deep in the heart of Texas,
D G
there beneath the stars above.
C G C G
|| | | ||
[Verse 2]
D C G
Listen, here we are, thinkin' 'bout time,
D C G
When there is just here and now, and
D C G Em
I just want to lie my feet on a river bed instead.
C D Em D
Can't wait any longer for the sign,
C D G C
I wanna get down some solid * time.
[Bridge 2]
(Tempo: 112 Time: 6/8)
G C G
Watch the fish, in the water,
C G C
bubbles, watch the bubbles come up in the water.
G C G G9
Promenade streamline, in the water,
C G G9
Streamline promenade, get funky.
C G G9
Promenade streamline, funky as you want to be.
C G G9
La-da da da da-da, da da
C G G9
La-da da da da-da, da da
C G G9
streamline promenade, oh, baby
C G G9
well, I feel alright tonight.
C
Streamline promenade.
G G9 C Em Em C G G
| | | | (riff) | |(2/2) | |
(Note: play G riff at the time change)
T|--r--e--e--e--e--e----| Em riff
e|----------------------|
B|-----8--8-------------|
G|-----9--7--7--5--4----|
D|-----------9--7--5----|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Outro]
(Tempo: 96 Time: 2/2)
C G
Oh, she gimme moonshine whiskey,
C G
oh, she give me Southern love.
C G
Oh, she gimme moonshine whiskey,
C G
oh, she give me Southern love.
C G
| | |
C G
She give me, Southern love.
C G
Southern love.
C G
Southern love.
(Repeat x14 with ad lib, increasing tempo)
C G
Oh, she gimme moonshine whiskey.
(hard stop)
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