Chords for Ed Gerhard @ the 2004 NYGF Guitar Marathon
Tempo:
124.3 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Abm
Gb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[B] Well this is [Db] the Weissenborn we were [B] talking about.
is actually a copy of the Weissenborn.
The Weissenborns were made back in the 1920s.
want to tour with a guitar older than me,
this thing.
[D] [E] [B] I'll give you a little song.
[A] It's about whiskey.
I [B] like a lot of those good old [D] songs, huh?
is actually a copy of the Weissenborn.
The Weissenborns were made back in the 1920s.
want to tour with a guitar older than me,
this thing.
[D] [E] [B] I'll give you a little song.
[A] It's about whiskey.
I [B] like a lot of those good old [D] songs, huh?
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E
Abm
Gb
Ab
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E
Abm
[B] _ _ _ Well this is [Db] the Weissenborn we were [B] talking about.
This is actually a copy of the Weissenborn. _ _ _ _
The Weissenborns were made back in the 1920s.
And I didn't want to tour with a guitar older than me,
so I got this thing. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ I'll give you a little song.
This is an old folk song. _
_ [A] _ It's about whiskey. _ _
I _ [B] _ _ _ like a lot of those good old [D] songs, huh?
But it's a great_
It's a happy whiskey song, unlike most of the other [Ebm] whiskey songs, _ which_
Paul, you know, you either,
I've got to get me some whiskey.
You know, or
_ _ Got to give up the whiskey.
You know, there's like those two.
And then sometimes there's like a third version, which is more of the cautionary tale.
Son, you better leave the whiskey alone!
You [B] know?
_ _ This is just_
It sort of deals with that, too, but it sort of
is resigned to
you're resigned to your fate as a whiskey lover in the song.
And it's kind of a reverie.
It just kind of says,
Ah, whiskey. _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [Gb] _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ Sister.
[Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ Sister,
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Sister. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] [B] Sister.
_ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [E] _ [B] Sister. _ _
Sister.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
[B] It's kind of an interesting notion of risk being lost
_ _ some restarting to do some _ _
_ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ _ _ checks,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
some tests to,
and, of course,
this kind [Abm] of thingof death, _ [E] you know,
we're part _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Abm] of that the
we got on our way but
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ this You _
[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
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_ [E] _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
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[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[B] _ _ You
Thank you so much
[N] _ _
This is actually a copy of the Weissenborn. _ _ _ _
The Weissenborns were made back in the 1920s.
And I didn't want to tour with a guitar older than me,
so I got this thing. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ I'll give you a little song.
This is an old folk song. _
_ [A] _ It's about whiskey. _ _
I _ [B] _ _ _ like a lot of those good old [D] songs, huh?
But it's a great_
It's a happy whiskey song, unlike most of the other [Ebm] whiskey songs, _ which_
Paul, you know, you either,
I've got to get me some whiskey.
You know, or
_ _ Got to give up the whiskey.
You know, there's like those two.
And then sometimes there's like a third version, which is more of the cautionary tale.
Son, you better leave the whiskey alone!
You [B] know?
_ _ This is just_
It sort of deals with that, too, but it sort of
is resigned to
you're resigned to your fate as a whiskey lover in the song.
And it's kind of a reverie.
It just kind of says,
Ah, whiskey. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Sister.
[Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ Sister,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb]
Sister. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] [B] Sister.
_ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [E] _ [B] Sister. _ _
Sister.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
[B] It's kind of an interesting notion of risk being lost
_ _ some restarting to do some _ _
_ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ _ _ checks,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
some tests to,
and, of course,
this kind [Abm] of thingof death, _ [E] you know,
we're part _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Abm] of that the
we got on our way but
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ this You _
[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
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[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[B] _ _ You
Thank you so much
[N] _ _