Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: C Difficulty: Novice Chords: The main hammer-ons - the high E string doesn't sound much: C x30010 / x32010 F xx3010 / xx3210 Intro: C F C F e|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-0----------------| B|-------------------|-1-----------1--1-|-------------------|-1----------------| G|----------0--------|-0h2------2--0--0-|----------0----0-0-|-0h2--------------| D|----------0h2------|-3--------------3-|-0h2------2--2-2-2-|-3----------------| A|-3--------3--------|------------------|-3-------------3---|------------------| E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Verse 1: C American Dream F C It's real, it's somethin' I've seen F G And it all began as a no name band F C G With a fiddle and rock and roll C And cigarette smoke F C She's the devil, but she's someone I know F G She whispers to me through the laughter F C G And every now and then I just give in Chorus: C F Whiskey and water C F And girls without fathers Am A headache tomorrow Am G A Hail Mary to make me feel sane F G C F What happens, dear Mother, the day I forget how to pray? C F How to pray Verse 2: C We shot the arrows F C We chased 'em down like old vaqueros F G We drove through the night in the darkness F C G Until the cold was just too much to take C It broke ya down F C The thought of us racin' through towns F G But I swore it would just last the season F C But God knows that winter's long gone G It's long gone Chorus: C F Whiskey and water C F And girls without fathers Am When she leaves tomorrow Am G A Hail Mary to make me feel sane F G C F What happens, dear Mother, the day I forget how to pray? C F How to pray Bridge: G F And that next town's lights get to shinin' so bright C Em Fadd2 But I find myself feelin' at home Fadd2 And I'm sorry Chorus: C F Whiskey and water C F And girls without fathers Am When we leave tomorrow Am G A Hail Mary to make me feel sane F G C F But please help me, dear Mother, to never forget how to pray? C F C How to pray ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************