Band: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Song: Poison Whiskey
Album: Pronounced Leh’nerd Skin’nerd
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = full bend
b* = half bend
r = release bend
x = mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = vibrato
(Intro)
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4~~~~ |
| D | 5 x x 5 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4~~~~ |
| D | 5 x x 5 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4~~~~ |
| D | 5 x x 5 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4~~~~ |
| D | 5 x x 5 |
| A | 5 x x |
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(Rhythm for Intro Guitar Solo)
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| G | 8 7 |
| D | 8 7 |
| A | 6 5 3 3 |
| E | 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 |
(Intro Guitar Solo)
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| G | 15b 15 15 |
| D | 17p15 17 15/17 15 17 |
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| G | 8 8 7 5 |
| D | 8 8 7 7 |
| A | 6 6 5 5 |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 5 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| G | 15b~~~~~~ /19\ |
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(Verse 1)
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 8 x x x 10 8 |
| G | 8h9 x x x 10 8h9 |
| D | 10 x x 10 10p8 |
| A | 10 x x |
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| B | 8 x x x x 10\ |
| G | 8h9 x x x x 10\ |
| D | 10 x x 10 |
| A | 10 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| G | 8 7 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 |
| D | 8 7 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 |
| A | 6 5 |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 5 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 5 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 5 |
| A | 5 x x |
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(Verse 2)
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 8 x x x 10 8 |
| G | 8h9 x x x 10 8h9 |
| D | 10 x x 10 10p8 |
| A | 10 x x |
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| B | 8 x x x x 10\ |
| G | 8h9 x x x x 10\ |
| D | 10 x x 10 |
| A | 10 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| G | 8 7 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 |
| D | 8 7 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 |
| A | 6 5 |
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(Guitar Solo)
Hold bend-------------------------------|
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| G | 5 |
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Hold Bend
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| G | 5b 5b 5b |
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| G | 5brp3 |
| D | 5 |
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| G | 3 |
| D | 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 |
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Gradual Bend
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| G | 2b* 2 |
| D | 5 3 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 / 14 |
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| G | 12 14 12 14 12 |
| D | 14 14 14 |
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| G | x x x x \ x \ x \ x \ |
| D | x x x x \ x \ x \ x \ |
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| G | 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 |
| D | 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 |
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Repeat Rhythm same as verses
(Verse 3)
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 8 x x x 10 8 |
| G | 8h9 x x x 10 8h9 |
| D | 10 x x 10 10p8 |
| A | 10 x x |
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| B | 8 x x x x 10\ |
| G | 8h9 x x x x 10\ |
| D | 10 x x 10 |
| A | 10 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 |
| A | 5 x x |
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| G | 8 7 |
| D | 8 7 |
| A | 6 5 3 3 |
| E | 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 |
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| B | 3 x x x 5 3 |
| G | 3h4 x x x 5 3h4 |
| D | 5 x x 5 5p3 5 |
| A | 5 x x |
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Lyrics:
(Verse 1)
Daddy was a cajun, baby, rasied on southern land
And so my kinfolks tell me, was a street fightin' man
Well, they rushed him down to see the doctor
"Hey doctor, won't you check his head?"
The only thing that was wrong with him was Johnny Walker's Red
He drank ole poison whiskey till it killed him dead
(Verse 2)
It happened back in the bayou many years ago
Satan came to take him and he did it real slow
Well, they rushed him back to see the doctor
The doctor just shook his head
"Twenty years of rotgut whiskey done killed this poor man dead"
He drank ole poison whiskey till it killed him dead
(Verse 3)
Take a tip from me people, brothers, can't you see?
Ain't no future in ole poison whiskey
They're gonna rush you down to see the doctor
The doctor's gonna check your head
The only thing he's gonna tel ya,
"Stop drinking Johnny Walker's Red"
Don't drink poison whiskey, don't you drink it, boy