Hemingway's Whiskey
Written by Guy Clark, Ray Stephenson & Joe Leathers
Recorded by Kenny Chesney

(Capo on 1)

Intro.:  | (D)  | (A)  | (Bm)  | (G)  |  x 2

(D)Hemingway's whiskey, (A)warm and smooth and mean
(Bm)Even when it burns, it'll (G)always finish clean
He didn't (D)like it watered down, took it (A) straight up and neat
It was (Bm)bad enough for him, you know it's (G)bad enough for me
(D)Hemingway's whiskey | (A)  | (Bm)  | (G)  |

(D) Ah, it's tough out there, a good (A)muse is hard to find
Livin' (Bm)one word to the next, (G)one line at a time
There's (D)more to life than whiskey, there's (A)more to words than rhyme
(Bm)Sometimes nothing works, (G)sometimes nothing shine
Like (D)Hemingway's whiskey

Inst.:  --- | (A)  | (Bm)  | (G)  | (D) | (A) | (Bm) | (G) |

(Bridge)
(A)Sail away, sail away, (G) three sheets to the wind
(Em)Live hard, die hard, (A) this one's for him

(D)Hemingway's whiskey, (A)warm and smooth and mean
(Bm)Even when it burns, it'll (G)always finish clean
He didn't (D)like it watered down, took it (A) straight up and neat
It was (Bm)bad enough for him, you know it's (G)bad enough for me
(D)Hemingway's whiskey | (A)  | (Bm)  | (G)  |

(D)Hemingway's whiskey | (A)  | (Bm)  | (G)  |
(D)Hemingway's whiskey | (A)  | (Bm)  | (G) ----- to fade