IF IT WASN'T FOR THE WHISKEY
Written by Zac Hacker
Abbreviated arrangement based on "Nashville Star" TV performance

2 beats per chord      Bass movement is optional
` = 2 beats            Example: play E for E/F#
' = 1 beat                           A for A/C#

(pick-up)
A
  Daddy had a

VERSE:
A       `                   D/A  `
Weakness  he kept it on the shelf  everytime he'd
A       `                E           `
Touch it  he'd turn into someone else  and he tried to
Bm7                 `             'A       'A/C#   D   `
Teach me wrong from right with the backside of his hand  if it wasn't for the
                                   (--- 2/4 bar ---)
F#m    'E            'D           A  `
Whiskey Daddy would'a been a good man  he had a good


BRIDGE:
'E  'E/F#  A       E                 A
 Wo-_______man she knew how to sacri-fice she prayed every
'E  'E/F#  A       E                 A
 Mor-______ning for God to change his life and if
Bm7                `             'A         'A/C#  D     `
He would'a been on Mama's side he might have had a chance  if it wasn't for the
                                  (---- 2/4 bar ---)
F#m    'E            'D           A  `
Whiskey Daddy would'a been a good man  he missed seeing me

VERSE:
A      `                D/A       `
Grow up  but he'd never give it up  oh I
A                    `                E                  `
Know in his heart he wanted to but to want to is never e-nough so while the
Bm7                '    'Bm7/D  'A    'A/C#    D    `
Whiskey played the music ooh the devil got the dance  damn that
                                 (-- 2/4 bar --)
F#m         'E            'D          (hold)  A
Whiskey 'cos Daddy would'a been a good man____yeah


"He missed seeing me grow up" is from the omitted second verse.
Final verse reads "He always said he loved me"

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CHORDS:                 OPTIONAL:
    A   D   E  Bm7  F#m   D/A  A/C#  E/F#  D6(Bm7/D)
E|--0---2---0---2----2--|--2----0-----0-----2--|
B|--2---3---0---3----2--|--3----2-----0-----0--|
G|--2---2---1---2----2--|--2----2-----1-----2--|
D|--2---0---2---4----4--|--4----2-----2-----0--|
A|--0-------2---2----4--|--0----4--------------|
E|----------0--------2--|-------------2--------|

Zac demonstrated this song for Jewel with his guitar tuned down a semitone.
His MySpace recording is also pitched in Ab.
Clearly this is a sound preference rather than any limitation of his vocal range.


Waynus Of Uranus
March 2007