Rye Whiskey Chords & Lyrics - Tex Ritter

[D]Jack O' Diamonds Jack O' Diamonds and I know you of old
You've robbed my poor pockets of [A7]silver and [D]gold

Whiskey you villain you've been my downfall
You've kicked me you've cuffed me but I [A7]love you for [D]all


It's a whiskey rye whiskey whiskey I cry
If I don't get rye whiskey well I [A7]think I will [D]die

[ooooh ahhhhh ooooh]
[A7][drunken yell] [hiccuping]
[D][drunken yell]

It's a beefsteak when I'm hungry rye whiskey when I'm dry
A greenback when I'm hard up it's a [A7]heaven when I [D]die

I'll go to yonder holler and I'll build me a still
Give you a gallon for a [A7]five dollar [D]bill

It's a whiskey rye whiskey whiskey I cry
If a tree don't fall on me I'll [A7]live till I [D]die

[ooooh ahhhhh ooooh]
[A7][drunken yell] [hiccuping]
[D][drunken yell]

[slower tempo and less strumming]

If the ocean was whiskey and I was a duck
I'd dive to the bottom and [A7]never come [D]up

[back to normal tempo]

But the ocean ain't whiskey and I ain't a duck
I'll play Jack O' Diamonds [A7]just to [D]much ha ha ha


Whiskey rye whiskey whiskey I cry
Whiskey don't kill me I'll [A7]live till I [D]die

[ooooh ahhhhh ooooh]
[A7][drunken yell] [hiccuping]
[D][drunken yell]