The Whistler Knows Best (CHORDS) by Wrinkle Neck Mules
[Intro]~
D Em G D
D Em G D
D Em G D
[Verse]~
D
Another day of digging
Em G D
There must be a rat in the hole
D Em G D
I make no progress,..!! this hard ground has got the digging slow
D G Em G
Got the digging slow
G Em G D
There’s just no promise when you go
[Verse]~
D
Bright green grass
Em G D
Burned yellow like I’m pissing gasoline
D Em G D
In two weeks time replace my leg with staples and string
G Em G
Staples and string
G Em G D
The sound and lights smell so obscene
[Chorus]~
D A
But,..!! I’ll wait around,..!!
G D A
Like all the rest,..!! hoping I
G D
don’t starve to death
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
[Verse]~
D Em G D
Black in the muzzle,..!! like my double barrel shotgun
D Em G D
Just three years old,..!! but damn if I don’t feel that young
G Em G
Don’t feel that young
G Em G D
Like I did when you up and run
[Chorus]~
D A
But,..!! I’ll wait around,..!!
G D A
Like all the rest,..!! hoping I
G D
don’t draw my last breath
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
[Solo]~
A G D
A G D
Em
G D
[Bridge]~
Em G D Bm
Better be careful what you ask for
Em G D Bm
Outside the shadow of the house
A Em G
It might not be flowers like it seems
Em G
But dandelions and ditch weed
Em G
Dandelions and ditch weed
[Chorus]~
A
But,..!! I’ll wait around,..!!
G D A
Like all the rest,..!! hoping I
G D A
don’t starve to death,..!! hopin' I
G D
don’t draw my last breath
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
[Outro]~
D
D
D
D Em G D
D Em G D
D Em G D
[Verse]~
D
Another day of digging
Em G D
There must be a rat in the hole
D Em G D
I make no progress,..!! this hard ground has got the digging slow
D G Em G
Got the digging slow
G Em G D
There’s just no promise when you go
[Verse]~
D
Bright green grass
Em G D
Burned yellow like I’m pissing gasoline
D Em G D
In two weeks time replace my leg with staples and string
G Em G
Staples and string
G Em G D
The sound and lights smell so obscene
[Chorus]~
D A
But,..!! I’ll wait around,..!!
G D A
Like all the rest,..!! hoping I
G D
don’t starve to death
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
[Verse]~
D Em G D
Black in the muzzle,..!! like my double barrel shotgun
D Em G D
Just three years old,..!! but damn if I don’t feel that young
G Em G
Don’t feel that young
G Em G D
Like I did when you up and run
[Chorus]~
D A
But,..!! I’ll wait around,..!!
G D A
Like all the rest,..!! hoping I
G D
don’t draw my last breath
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
[Solo]~
A G D
A G D
Em
G D
[Bridge]~
Em G D Bm
Better be careful what you ask for
Em G D Bm
Outside the shadow of the house
A Em G
It might not be flowers like it seems
Em G
But dandelions and ditch weed
Em G
Dandelions and ditch weed
[Chorus]~
A
But,..!! I’ll wait around,..!!
G D A
Like all the rest,..!! hoping I
G D A
don’t starve to death,..!! hopin' I
G D
don’t draw my last breath
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
Em G D
The whistler!!! the whistler knows best
[Outro]~
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D
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