Good Corn Liquor

The Steeldrivers

Written by Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson

Key of E · Chords: I II III IV

Verse 3

The SteelDrivers - Good Corn Liquor
It's a pretty simple tune, I believe they play the same progression through the whole
song, playing E or A the whole time, other than when he says "Good Corn Liquor" at the end
of every phrase. At that time, I do a little run that goes G F# E and then I go into the
E. I usually play the notes at the same time I say each word, so when I sing "Good" I

Intro

E E E E
A E E
E E E E
A G F# E E

Chorus

          E
Well, the sun don't shine
     E
On a moonshine still
A                                   E
Copper line hiding in the side of a hill
      E
It'll get you there
      E
It'll get you there quicker
A                      G    F#   E
Fruit jar full of that good corn liquor

Break

E E E E
A G F# E E

Verse 1

         E
Now when I was young
      E
About five or six
A                                   E
Daddy lost his job and my mama took sick
        E
And the times got tough
    E
And mama got sicker
A                          G    F#   E
Daddy started running that good corn liquor

Chorus

          E
Well, the sun don't shine
     E
On a moonshine still
A                                   E
Copper line hiding in the side of a hill
      E
It'll get you there
      E
It'll get you there quicker
A                      G    F#   E
Fruit jar full of that good corn liquor

Break

E E E E
A G F# E E
E E E E
A G F# E E

Verse 2

  E
I remember that night
         E
It was a blood red moon
    A                              E
And daddy was doing what he had to do
         E
When the shots rang out
        E
And the sheriff pulled the trigger
    A                          G    F#   E
And daddy stopped running that good corn liquor

Chorus

          E
Well, the sun don't shine
     E
On a moonshine still
A                                   E
Copper line hiding in the side of a hill
      E
It'll get you there
      E
It'll get you there quicker
A                      G    F#   E
Fruit jar full of that good corn liquor

Outro

E E E E
A G F# E