Verse 1:
C
Grab your purse
G
we're headed down the road
D
Where the whisper winds
G
will blow away your load
C
100 years of history's calling
G
and I can't wait til night is falling
D D7
to bring me what I'm wanting
G
100 Green back dollar bills
C
little tin boxes for your pills
D G
we're going up above the hills, my darling
G
A knife to cut the bottle cork
C
a raincoat keeps away the storm
D G
I took the weekend off of work my darling
Verse 2
C
And I don’t know how much better
G
It can get
C
You say you can taste the whiskey
G D
All soaked up in your cigarette
G C
Well if there's one thing I know for certain
G
The whiskey takes away the hurtin'
D
Well take my hand
D7
And put in your hand
Chorus
Instrumental
Verse 3:
C
So let this fire
Burn all through the night
Write up your ma
And write up your pa
And tell em about our country flight
You got your purse and I got my hat
We might never make it back
Awe that's good with me honey
Hey if It's good with yooooou
(Instrumental cut out)
Chorus
Outro
La La Lalala
La La Lalala
Lala-la-lala (2x)