Versi Johnny Bush dihadirkan pada 1972, sedangkan versi Willie Nelson dirilis setahun seteahnya.
Lagu "Whiskey River" versi Willie Nelson dimuat dalam album panjang berjudul Shotgun Willie.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Whiskey River" dari Willie Nelson.
[Chorus]
C
Whiskey River take my mind
G
Don't let her memory torture me
D7
Whiskey River don't run dry
G
You're all I've got take care of me
G C
Whiskey River take my mind
G
Don't let her memory torture me
D7
Whiskey River don't run dry
G
You're all I've got take care of me
[Verse 1]
G C
I'm drowning in a whiskey river
G
Bathing my mem'ried mind
A7 D7
In the wetness of its soul
G
Feeling the amber current
G7 C
Flowing from my mind
D7 G
And leaving a heart you left so cold
[Chorus]
C
Whiskey River take my mind
G
Don't let her memory torture me
D7
Whiskey River don't run dry
G
You're all I've got take care of me
[Instrumental]
C G D7 G
[Verse 2]
G C
I'm drowning in a whiskey river
G
Bathing my mem'ried mind
A7 D7
In the wetness of its soul
G
Feeling the amber current
G7 C
Flowing from my mind
D7 G
And leaving a heart you left so cold
[Chorus]
C
Whiskey River take my mind
G
Don't let her memory torture me
D7
Whiskey River don't run dry
G
You're all I've got take care of me
[Outro]
C G D7 G
C G D7 G
Whiskey River take my mind
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