WHISKEY HEADED WOMAN As recorded by Canned Heat

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WHISKEY HEADED WOMAN

As recorded by Canned Heat

(From the 1968 Album BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT)

 

[Intro]

N.C.

Hi kids, this is the bear (Wow!)

N.C.

In 1940, Tommy McClennan did the Whiskey Headed Woman.

N.C.

Now, in 1968, we're going to do the Whiskey Headed Woman No. 2 (Oohhh)

D  C  G

 

[Verse 1]

G7

She's a whiskey headed woman,

G7

Lord, she's loaded all the time

                C7

Yeah... she's a whiskey headed woman

                           G7

Lord, she's loaded all the time

       D7

If she don't stop drinking,

      C7                       G7

She's bound to make me lose my mind

 

[Verse 2]

G7

She went out last night

G7

Eahhhhhh, and the night before

         C7

She went out last night now

                               G7

Lord she went out the night before

       D7

If she don't stop her fooling,

    C7                                  G7

I'm gonna drive her right out that door

 

[Verse 3]

G7

Yeah now I don't want no woman

G7

That's always raising

     C7

Yes, I don't want no woman

                      G7

That's always raisin' sand

             D7

If she don't treat me right

          C7                            G7

I'm gonna send her to the Promised Land

 

[Brige]

G7

Aww, you better watch your step, child

G7

You gonna go on to that Promised Land

 

[Guitar Solo]

C7   G7   D7 C7 G7

C7   G7   D7 C7 G7

                  Yeah, hat's better, Mama

                  D7

Now, listen to this

 

[Verse 4]

G7

I've told my woman

G7

Lord, I've told her 40 times

     C7

Yes, I've told my woman

                 G7

I've told her 40 times

         D7

Yes, she don't stop this drinkin'

    C7                         G7

I'm gonna leave her far behind

 

[Outro]

D7                                   G7

Yeah baby, you gotta stop that drinkin'

G7

Yeah, I saw you last night

G7

Being held down by them two men

G7

Haig and Haig

G7

Yeah, I don't mind you gettin' high, baby

G7

Just watch your step, now

G7

Watch that whiskey

G7

Yeah, whiskey ain't no good

G7

No good at all

 

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