Quiet Whiskey Chords by Catherine Russell
Tempo:
99.55 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
D
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
Whiskey, [Bb] [Eb] whiskey on the [Bb] shelf, [Eb] you were so [Ab] quiet [F] there by [Bb] yourself.
[Eb]
Things were fine [Ab] till they took you [B] down, [Bb] opened you up, [D] and [Bb] passed you [Eb] around.
[D] [Eb] [A] John was the [Bb] first one to pull you [Eb] down, he [Gbm] took one [Ab] drink, started acting like a [Eb] clown.
[Ab] Passed you to Hazel, Jane, and [Eb] Jack, Vanilla [Fm] begotcha and passed you [Eb] right back.
[A] The [Ab] doorbell rang, what did you [Eb] see?
In [Fm] walkin' with Fred and Marie.
[Eb] They [Gm] hit you high, [Ab] they hit you [Gb] low, [Bb] they hit you fast and they hit you slow.
[Eb] Whiskey [D] on the [Eb] shelf, you [Ab] were so quiet there [Bb] by [Eb] yourself.
Things were fine till they took you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed [Eb] you around.
[C] [Db] [Ab]
[C] [G] [Cm] [Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [G] [Fm]
[B] [Eb] [Bbm] [C]
[Bbm] [Ab] [C] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [C] [Bb] [Eb] Well, they [A] killed you [Ab] dead and they [Bb] wanted another.
[Eb] They [D] reached up [Ab] on the shelf to grab your [Eb] brother and saw, shame the [Ab] way they did [Bbm] you in.
Then they [Gb] reached up and [Ab] grabbed [Bb] your brother, [Eb] Jane.
[A] Grandfather [Ab] Wine nearly [Bb] trembled with [Ab] fright, wondering if the party would last all [Eb] night.
Grandfather [Ab] Wine knew without a doubt he was [Bb] next in line if the deuce ran [Cm] out.
Whiskey [Bb] on the shelf, you were so [D] quiet there by [Eb] yourself.
Things [Fm] were fine till they took [Eb] you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed [Eb] you around.
[Gb] [C] [Gb]
[C] [Ab] [Bb] [G] [Ab] [E]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [F] [C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Dbm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] Well, [Cm] now look at [Abm] everybody [Bb] that got real [Ebm] tight.
Now they wanna [Ab] start a [Eb] fight.
[D] John [Ab] never did nothing wrong in [Eb] his life, now [Gb] he's up in [Fm] the court of the [Eb] policeman's wife.
Frank's so [Ab] drunk he can hardly [Eb] see, trying to [Ab] make love to Vanilla [G] B.
Vanilla B took a bottle [A] and knocked him in the jaw, and [Bb] that's when the neighbors called [F] the law.
[Cm] [D] Whiskey on the shelf, [Cm] you were [Ab] so quiet there by yourself.
[Eb] Things were fine [Fm] till they [Am] took you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed you [Cm] around.
[F] [Ab] [Bbm] [D] [Am] [Eb]
Whiskey, [Bb] [Eb] whiskey on the [Bb] shelf, [Eb] you were so [Ab] quiet [F] there by [Bb] yourself.
[Eb]
Things were fine [Ab] till they took you [B] down, [Bb] opened you up, [D] and [Bb] passed you [Eb] around.
[D] [Eb] [A] John was the [Bb] first one to pull you [Eb] down, he [Gbm] took one [Ab] drink, started acting like a [Eb] clown.
[Ab] Passed you to Hazel, Jane, and [Eb] Jack, Vanilla [Fm] begotcha and passed you [Eb] right back.
[A] The [Ab] doorbell rang, what did you [Eb] see?
In [Fm] walkin' with Fred and Marie.
[Eb] They [Gm] hit you high, [Ab] they hit you [Gb] low, [Bb] they hit you fast and they hit you slow.
[Eb] Whiskey [D] on the [Eb] shelf, you [Ab] were so quiet there [Bb] by [Eb] yourself.
Things were fine till they took you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed [Eb] you around.
[C] [Db] [Ab]
[C] [G] [Cm] [Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [G] [Fm]
[B] [Eb] [Bbm] [C]
[Bbm] [Ab] [C] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [C] [Bb] [Eb] Well, they [A] killed you [Ab] dead and they [Bb] wanted another.
[Eb] They [D] reached up [Ab] on the shelf to grab your [Eb] brother and saw, shame the [Ab] way they did [Bbm] you in.
Then they [Gb] reached up and [Ab] grabbed [Bb] your brother, [Eb] Jane.
[A] Grandfather [Ab] Wine nearly [Bb] trembled with [Ab] fright, wondering if the party would last all [Eb] night.
Grandfather [Ab] Wine knew without a doubt he was [Bb] next in line if the deuce ran [Cm] out.
Whiskey [Bb] on the shelf, you were so [D] quiet there by [Eb] yourself.
Things [Fm] were fine till they took [Eb] you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed [Eb] you around.
[Gb] [C] [Gb]
[C] [Ab] [Bb] [G] [Ab] [E]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [F] [C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Dbm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] Well, [Cm] now look at [Abm] everybody [Bb] that got real [Ebm] tight.
Now they wanna [Ab] start a [Eb] fight.
[D] John [Ab] never did nothing wrong in [Eb] his life, now [Gb] he's up in [Fm] the court of the [Eb] policeman's wife.
Frank's so [Ab] drunk he can hardly [Eb] see, trying to [Ab] make love to Vanilla [G] B.
Vanilla B took a bottle [A] and knocked him in the jaw, and [Bb] that's when the neighbors called [F] the law.
[Cm] [D] Whiskey on the shelf, [Cm] you were [Ab] so quiet there by yourself.
[Eb] Things were fine [Fm] till they [Am] took you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed you [Cm] around.
[F] [Ab] [Bbm] [D] [Am] [Eb]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
D
Fm
Eb
Ab
Bb
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Whiskey, [Bb] [Eb] whiskey on the [Bb] shelf, [Eb] you were so [Ab] quiet [F] there by [Bb] yourself.
[Eb]
Things were fine [Ab] till they took you [B] down, _ [Bb] opened you up, _ [D] and [Bb] passed you [Eb] around. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] [A] John was the [Bb] first one to pull you [Eb] down, he [Gbm] took one [Ab] drink, started acting like a [Eb] clown.
[Ab] Passed you to Hazel, Jane, and [Eb] Jack, Vanilla [Fm] begotcha and passed you [Eb] right back.
[A] The [Ab] doorbell rang, what did you [Eb] see?
In [Fm] walkin' with Fred and Marie.
[Eb] They [Gm] hit you high, [Ab] they hit you [Gb] low, [Bb] they hit you fast and they hit you slow.
[Eb] Whiskey [D] on the [Eb] shelf, you [Ab] were so quiet there [Bb] by [Eb] yourself.
Things were fine till they took you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed [Eb] you around. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [Fm] _
[B] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Well, they [A] killed you [Ab] dead and they [Bb] wanted another.
[Eb] They [D] reached up [Ab] on the shelf to grab your [Eb] brother and saw, shame the [Ab] way they did [Bbm] you in.
Then they [Gb] reached up and [Ab] grabbed [Bb] your brother, [Eb] Jane.
[A] Grandfather [Ab] Wine nearly [Bb] trembled with [Ab] fright, wondering if the party would last all [Eb] night.
Grandfather [Ab] Wine knew without a doubt he was [Bb] next in line if the deuce ran [Cm] out.
Whiskey [Bb] on the shelf, you were so [D] quiet there by [Eb] yourself.
Things [Fm] were fine till they took [Eb] you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed [Eb] you around. _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [C] _ [Gb] _ _
[C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Well, [Cm] now look at [Abm] everybody [Bb] that got real [Ebm] tight.
Now they wanna [Ab] start a [Eb] fight.
[D] John [Ab] never did nothing wrong in [Eb] his life, now [Gb] he's up in [Fm] the court of the [Eb] policeman's wife.
Frank's so [Ab] drunk he can hardly [Eb] see, trying to [Ab] make love to Vanilla [G] B.
Vanilla B took a bottle [A] and knocked him in the jaw, and [Bb] that's when the neighbors called [F] the law.
[Cm] _ [D] Whiskey on the shelf, [Cm] you were [Ab] so quiet there by yourself.
[Eb] Things were fine [Fm] till they [Am] took you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed you [Cm] around.
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Whiskey, [Bb] [Eb] whiskey on the [Bb] shelf, [Eb] you were so [Ab] quiet [F] there by [Bb] yourself.
[Eb]
Things were fine [Ab] till they took you [B] down, _ [Bb] opened you up, _ [D] and [Bb] passed you [Eb] around. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] [A] John was the [Bb] first one to pull you [Eb] down, he [Gbm] took one [Ab] drink, started acting like a [Eb] clown.
[Ab] Passed you to Hazel, Jane, and [Eb] Jack, Vanilla [Fm] begotcha and passed you [Eb] right back.
[A] The [Ab] doorbell rang, what did you [Eb] see?
In [Fm] walkin' with Fred and Marie.
[Eb] They [Gm] hit you high, [Ab] they hit you [Gb] low, [Bb] they hit you fast and they hit you slow.
[Eb] Whiskey [D] on the [Eb] shelf, you [Ab] were so quiet there [Bb] by [Eb] yourself.
Things were fine till they took you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed [Eb] you around. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [Fm] _
[B] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Well, they [A] killed you [Ab] dead and they [Bb] wanted another.
[Eb] They [D] reached up [Ab] on the shelf to grab your [Eb] brother and saw, shame the [Ab] way they did [Bbm] you in.
Then they [Gb] reached up and [Ab] grabbed [Bb] your brother, [Eb] Jane.
[A] Grandfather [Ab] Wine nearly [Bb] trembled with [Ab] fright, wondering if the party would last all [Eb] night.
Grandfather [Ab] Wine knew without a doubt he was [Bb] next in line if the deuce ran [Cm] out.
Whiskey [Bb] on the shelf, you were so [D] quiet there by [Eb] yourself.
Things [Fm] were fine till they took [Eb] you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed [Eb] you around. _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [C] _ [Gb] _ _
[C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Well, [Cm] now look at [Abm] everybody [Bb] that got real [Ebm] tight.
Now they wanna [Ab] start a [Eb] fight.
[D] John [Ab] never did nothing wrong in [Eb] his life, now [Gb] he's up in [Fm] the court of the [Eb] policeman's wife.
Frank's so [Ab] drunk he can hardly [Eb] see, trying to [Ab] make love to Vanilla [G] B.
Vanilla B took a bottle [A] and knocked him in the jaw, and [Bb] that's when the neighbors called [F] the law.
[Cm] _ [D] Whiskey on the shelf, [Cm] you were [Ab] so quiet there by yourself.
[Eb] Things were fine [Fm] till they [Am] took you down, [Bb] opened you up, and passed you [Cm] around.
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _