Chords for Taj Mahal - If the River was Whiskey

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Em

G

A

Bm

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Taj Mahal  -  If the River was Whiskey chords
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[E] [A] [Em] [A] [E]
[A] [Em] [A] [E] [A] I [G] used to be down, [Abm] but that ain't down [E] no more.
[G] Used to be down, [Em] baby, but that ain't down [E] no [G] more.
[E] Well, you [G] know I done changed my way of living, [E] changed my mind, so.
I used to get up [Em] early in [E] the morning, [Em] a rooster crowed for [E] days.
[G]
[E]
You [Bm] know I was on my blood shampoo.
Honey, have I ever [E] worried that way?
[Em] You know I'm gonna jump, [E]
[G] baby, I know [B] you're gonna [A] shout.
[E]
Well, you know I [G] know you're gonna jump, [E] yeah, I know you're gonna shout.
Well, you [B] know when the train [G] pull in, [B]
[G] honey, daddy, I'm [E] walking out.
Look here.
[Em] One of these days, [G]
I'm gonna show you [Em] just how nice [Ab] a man can be.
Oh, yeah, daddy, baby.
[E] One [Em] of these days, [G] I'm gonna show you how nice a [E] man can be.
Oh, yeah, daddy, daddy, daddy.
And if you [Bm] don't like my peaches, mama, you [Em] don't have to sing [E] on my street.
[Em]
[A]
[Bm] [A] [E] You know, I'm gonna stand back here and tell him to dance on the [Db] street.
[Em]
[E] You know, [Em] I think he's crazy, yeah.
[G]
I'm gonna go [Bm] back and do this a lot for him, man.
I'm [E] gonna go back and do this thing after we've got a lot of room.
If [Em] you know that I'm crazy, what do you want to do?
Sleep in the [D] hot [Em] alone.
[E] [Em] What do you want to do, baby?
Daddy's sleeping in the hot alone.
[E] [Bm] Well, you know I'm gonna be your man, [E] pretty [Bbm] baby.
[B] Honey, [Em] boy, I'll [E] be your girl.
You can have a little [G] whiskey, baby.
And I want to die in there.
Can't get him.
[Em] You can have a little whiskey.
I want to die [E] in there.
I want [Bm] to die, baby, baby.
I want to die in there.
[B] [Em] Honey, I want to die.
[E] [Em] Did you ever dream you was lucky and wake [G] up [Em] cold in the head?
[E] Know what I'm talking about.
[Em] Did you ever [G] dream you was lucky and you woke up cold in the [Em] head?
[E] When the woman [Bm] that you love, she was going off to [E] a foreign land.
I said [Em] I used to be down, down, but that [E] ain't down no more.
[Em] I used to be down, pretty baby, [E] I ain't down no more.
You [Bm] know I'm going to change my way of living.
Why don't you [Em] help me out?
Minds up.
[E] [A]
Ow, ow, ow, [Em] ow, ow, ow.
Ow, [E] ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.
Yuh-ba lu wuuuu
Yuh-ba lu, yuh-ba lu
[G] [A] [E] [Em] Ow, [E] ow, ow
[A] [G]
[Gb] Wuuuu
[B] [E] Wuuu
[A] Yuh-ba lu wuuuu
Yuh-ba lu, yuh -ba lu
I'm a [Em] downtown [E] magic, baby.
Yeah, [A] I'm standing right next to my baby.
[Em] I'm a downtown magic.
[E] Well, you know [B] I'm looking for my baby.
[Bm] [D] Baby, won't [Ab] you love me [E] now?
I'm a downtown magic.
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[B]
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E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
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[E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] _ [Em] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] I [G] used to be down, _ [Abm] but that ain't down [E] no more. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Used to be down, [Em] baby, _ but that ain't down [E] no [G] more.
[E] _ _ _ _ Well, you [G] know I done changed my way of living, _ [E] changed my mind, so.
_ _ _ _ _ I used to get up [Em] early in [E] the morning, _ [Em] a rooster crowed for [E] days. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
You [Bm] know I was on my blood shampoo. _ _ _
Honey, have I ever [E] worried that way? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] You know I'm gonna jump, [E] _
[G] baby, I know [B] you're gonna [A] shout.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, you know I [G] know you're gonna jump, [E] yeah, I _ _ know you're gonna shout. _ _ _
Well, you [B] know when the train [G] pull in, [B] _ _
[G] honey, daddy, I'm [E] walking out. _ _ _ _
Look here.
_ [Em] One of these days, [G] _
I'm gonna show you [Em] just how nice [Ab] a man can be.
Oh, yeah, daddy, baby.
[E] One _ _ [Em] _ of these days, [G] _ I'm gonna show you how nice a [E] man can be.
Oh, yeah, daddy, daddy, daddy.
_ _ And if you [Bm] don't like my peaches, mama, you [Em] don't have to sing [E] on my street.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [E] You know, I'm gonna stand back here and tell him to dance on the [Db] street. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] You know, [Em] I think he's crazy, yeah.
[G] _
I'm gonna go [Bm] back and do this a lot for him, man.
I'm [E] gonna go back and do this thing after we've got a lot of room.
_ If [Em] you know that I'm crazy, what do you want to do?
Sleep in the [D] hot [Em] alone. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] What do you want to do, baby?
_ Daddy's sleeping in the hot alone.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Well, you know I'm gonna be your man, [E] pretty [Bbm] baby.
[B] Honey, [Em] boy, I'll [E] be your girl. _
_ _ _ _ You can have a little [G] whiskey, baby.
_ _ And I want to die in there. _
Can't get him.
_ _ _ _ [Em] You can have a little whiskey.
_ I want to die [E] in there. _
_ _ _ _ I want [Bm] to die, baby, baby.
I want to die in there.
_ [B] _ [Em] Honey, I want to die. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] Did you ever dream you was lucky _ and wake [G] up [Em] cold in the head?
[E] _ _ Know what I'm talking about.
[Em] Did you ever [G] dream you was lucky and you woke up cold in the [Em] head?
[E] _ _ _ _ When the woman [Bm] that you love, _ _ she was going off to [E] a foreign land.
_ _ _ _ I said [Em] I used to be down, down, but that [E] ain't down no more.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I used to be down, pretty baby, _ [E] I ain't down no more.
_ _ _ _ You [Bm] know I'm going to change my way of living.
Why don't you [Em] help me out?
Minds up.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Ow, ow, ow, [Em] ow, ow, ow.
Ow, [E] ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.
Yuh-ba lu wuuuu
Yuh-ba lu, yuh-ba lu
[G] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ Ow, _ _ [E] ow, ow
[A] _ [G] _
[Gb] Wuuuu
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] Wuuu _
_ _ _ [A] Yuh-ba lu wuuuu
Yuh-ba lu, yuh _ -ba lu
I'm a [Em] downtown [E] magic, baby.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [A] I'm standing right next to my baby.
[Em] I'm a downtown magic. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Well, you know [B] I'm looking for my baby.
_ _ [Bm] [D] Baby, won't [Ab] you love me [E] now? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm a downtown magic. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _

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