One Shot Of Whiskey Chords
by Ron Pope
One Shot Of Whiskey by Ron Pope is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, Bm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D G A (x2)
Verse
D G A
At a bar in a town that I sure won't remember.
Bm G A
Next time September will show her cruel face
D G A
I will race to the bottle of every glass
Bm G
And I hope that these drinks have a shot at replacing
Em A D G A
The things that I lost on the way that I took to this place
D G
So give me one shot of whiskey
D G
Two lines of cocaine
D Bm A
And tell everyone who I love that I'm sorry but I'm built this way
D G
And if you see my brother
D G
Please tell him I'm fine
D Bm
Promise I'm trying to get home for Christmas
A
Though I'm not sure quite why
Bm D G
Mercy me, oh my god, I'm afraid that I'm losing my mind
Verse
D G A
It was hard it was dark I was starved for attention
Bm G A
I was seeking redemption or a face that I know
D G A
If there's one thing I've learned as I pass through the seasons
Bm G
To not "what you reap what you sow"
Em A D G A
It's that get what you give if you're lucky but mostly you don't.
D G
So give me one shot of whiskey
D G
Two lines of cocaine
D Bm A
And tell everyone who I love that I'm sorry but I'm built this way
D G
And if you see my brother
D G
Please tell him I'm fine
D Bm
Promise I'm trying to get home for Christmas
A
Though I'm not sure quite why
Bm D G
Mercy me, oh my god, I'm afraid that I'm losing my mind
Outro
Bm D G
Mercy me, oh my god, I'm afraid that I'm losing my mind
Bm D G
Mercy me, oh my god, I'm afraid that I'm losing my mind