Whiskey Basin Blues
John Denver
[Intro] e|------7-----5------3-------| B|0-1-3---3-1---1-0----------| G|---------------------3-2-0-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| [Verse 1] On a snow covered night Up in Eastern Wyoming Another lazy day Lookin’ for the sun In a draughty old cabin Out-side a whiskey basin Another shining light And a good man on the run [Chorus] Yodel-odel-ayeee-eeee eeee-eeeee-eeeee Yodel-ayeeee-eeeee eeeee-eeeee-eeeee Yodel-odel-ayeee-eeee Yodel-odel-ayeeee-eeee Yodel-ayeeee-eeeee eeeee-eeeee [Verse 2] There’s a lady back in Laramie And her reason no one else can see For him to spend The winter on his own Nothing much to do tomorrow Just a matter of survival Another friendly fight In a life chocked full of fun [Chorus] Yodel-odel-ayeee-eeee eeee-eeeee-eeeee Yodel-ayeeee-eeeee eeeee-eeeee-eeeee Yodel-odel-ayeee-eeee Yodel-odel-ayeeee-eeee Yodel-ayeeee-eeeee eeeee-eeeee [Verse 3] It’s a special kind of medicine And all that you can do is win And though the taste is sweet You can refuse Put your heart on the table And fill your cup with moonshine Another empty case of The Whiskey Basin Blues [Chorus] Yodel-odel-ayeee-eeee eeee-eeeee-eeeee Yodel-ayeeee-eeeee eeeee-eeeee-eeeee Yodel-odel-ayeee-eeee Yodel-odel-ayeeee-eeee Yodel-ayeeee-eeeee eeeee-eeeee