Cigarettes, whiskey and wild women
Key of G · Chords: I II IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women 3 / 4 time
Verse 2
G C G Cigarettes and whiskey and wild wild women A7 D7 They'll drive you crazy they'll drive you insane G C G Cigarettes and whiskey and wild wild women D7 G7 They'll drive you crazy they'll drive you insane C G Once I was happy and had a good wife A7 D7 I had enough money to last me for life G C G I met with a gal and we went on a spree D7 G She taught me smoking and drinking whiskey
Chorus
And now I’m feeble and broken with age The lines on my face make a well written page I'm weaving this story how sadly how true On women and whiskey and what they can do
Chorus
Write on the cross at the head of my grave For women and whiskey here lies a poor slave Take warning dear stranger take warning dear friend Then write in big letters these words at the end
Chorus
Cigarettes is a blithe on the whole human race A man is a monkey with one on his face So gather round friends and listen dear brother There’s a fire on one end and a fool on the other