Moonshiner Lyrics

Moonshiner by Cat Power
Chan's take on the classic folk song, from 'Moon Pix' (1998). Again, as with a
great many of her songs, just two chords arpeggiated (picked). Not going to bother
tabbing this, but if you play around with the chords, you should be able to figure
out the picking pattern (note that she plays some of the open strings as well). I
figured out how to play this by ear in about 2 minutes, which, coming from me,
means it's fairly simple. I believe she bends the B string while picking A minor
before alternating to the E minor chord.
I've been a moonshiner
For seventeen long years
I spend all my money on whiskey and beer
I go to some hollow
And set up my holy, holy still
If drinking do not kill me
Then I don't know what will
I go to some bar room
And drink with my friends
See if women and men would come to follow
To see what I might spend
God bless them handsome men
I wish they was mine
Their breath is as sweet as
The dew on the holy, holy vine
You're already in hell
You're already in hell
I wish we could go to hell
When the bottle gets empty,
Then life ain't worth the drown