BETTER BY THE BEER 	  	  	  	 KEY OF A MAJOR 
THE MOONSHINE BOYS


INTRO:
4 BAR INTRO WITH DRUM TAP AND LIGHT GUITAR LEAD TO VERSE 	  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)

VERSE 1:
WHEN I (A) CAME IN HERE TONIGHT, WELL I WAS FEELIN PRETTY LOW 	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)
LIFE JUST SEEMED TO TAKE A TURN FOR THE (E) WORST 	  	  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)

WHEN I (D) SAW THOSE SUDS OF (E) BEER, I LOST MY (A) URGE TO SHED A (F#m) TEAR 	 (4 BARS)
FROM THE FIRST (D) SIP I’WAS FEELING (E) BETTER BY THE (A) BEER 	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)

VERSE 2:
WELL IT DON’T (A) MATTER WHAT THE BRAND, FROM A KEG BOTTLE OR CAN 	  	  	 (4 BARS)
IT’S ALL GOOD WHEN THERE’S A COLD ONE IN MY (E) HAND 	  	  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)

WHETHER (D) RED, PALE DARK OR (E) NEAR, HOPS AND (A) BARLEY HAVE NO FEAR 	  	 (4 BARS)
HOW BOUT A (D) TOAST TO FEELIN (E) BETTER BY THE (A) BEER 	  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS) 	 
CHORUS:
BY THE (D) BEER (BY THE BEER)        BY THE (A) BEER (BY THE BEER)  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)
BY THE BEER I BECOME ANOTHER (E) MAN 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 4 BARS)

ONE BY (D) ONE I CONQUER FEAR    FEEL MY (A) HEARTACHE DISA (F#m) PPEAR  	  	 (4 BARS) 
ANOTHER (D) ROUND I’M FEELIN (E) BETTER BY (A) THE BEER 	  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)

SOLO:
ELECTRIC SOLO TO 4 BARS 8 TIMES (4 VERSE LENGTHS) 	  	  	  	  	           (32 BARS)

VERSE 3:
WHEN I (A) WAKE UP IN THE MORNING WITH MY HEAD LOCKED IN A VISE 	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)
AND I’M FEELING THAT THE END IS DRAWING (E) NEAR 	  	  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS) 

THE PORCELEAN (D) GOD I COMMAN (E) DEER, AND THEN (A) FROM THE FRIDGES (F#m) REAR(4 BRS)
HAIR OF THE (D) DOG, I’M FEELIN (E) BETTER BY THE (A) BEER 	  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)

CHORUS:
BY THE (D) BEER (BY THE BEER)        BY THE (A) BEER (BY THE BEER) 	   	  	  	 (4 BARS)
BY THE BEER I BECOME ANOTHER (E) MAN 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)

OH AND (D) SHOULD MY WIFE APPEAR, I’LL TELL HER (A) HOW I LOVE YOU (F#M) DEAR  	 (4 BARS) 
HOW (HELL) EVEN (D) SHE STARTS LOOKIN (E) BETTER BY THE (A) BEER 	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)

OUTRO:
BY THE (D) BEER (BY THE BEER)        BY THE (A) BEER (BY THE BEER)  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)
BY THE (D) BEER (BY THE BEER)        BY THE (A) BEER (BY THE BEER)  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)
BY THE (D) BEER (BY THE BEER)        BY THE (A) BEER (BY THE BEER)  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)
WAS THAT LAST (D) CALL?      THEN WE (E) BETTER BUY MORE (A)  BEER 	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)

CHEERING AS GUITAR WINDS DOWN 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 (4 BARS)
 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	              	 
(58 TTL)