Whiskey On The Rocks Chords

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Whiskey On The Rocks by Jarrod Birmingham is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C9 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			Intro: 
G D C9 
 
 
G                                        D                      C9 
She  said she was gonna leave, she finally did today 
G                              D             C9 
I drove up just in time, to watch her drive away 
G                                            D         C9 
And as I read the note she left, it cut me right to the bone 
G                                                   D                            C9                    D          G 
Was a story of a woman who needed more than a man who was always gone 
 
G                                        D                C9 
She said Lord knows I've tried, I've done the best I can 
G                                            D           C9 
But I've learned it's just to hard, loving a music man 
G                             D               C9 
I pretend I understand, but time keeps passing by 
G                                            D                                   C9           D           G 
And while you're out there chasing your dreams, I'm here living a lie 
 

G                        D                        C9 
Whiskey on the rocks is what I need 
G                     D                       C9 
Set em' up bartender, gonna drink till I can't see 
G                                             D                        C9 
Watch the whiskey in the glass turn to water 
C9                   D (one strum) 
It gets weaker, but I get stronger 
 
 
G                               D                   C9 
As I sit here in this bar, where everyone knows my name 
G                                           D              C9                     
They all think I hit the big time, I'm headed for fortune and fame 
G                                     D                  C9 
But I'm still not on the jukebox, my pictures arent on the wall 
G                                D                         C9           D             G 
I know I'm headed somewhere, I just hope it's not for a fall 
 
Chorus 
 
Bridge: 
C9                                                         G 
Everytime I think Im on my way up, someting knocks me back to the ground 
C9                                                               Am walk down C9             D 
Then I find the strength to get back up, I can't let this ol' guitar down 
 
Chorus 
    	

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100 BPM Andante