Rye Whiskey

by Traditional · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

BeginnerNo bends71 notesHoles 3–6Diatonic

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Rye whisky, rye whisky,

Rye whisky, I cry,

If you don't give me rye whisky,

I surely will die.

If the ocean was whisky,

And I was a duck,

I'd dive to the bottom

And I'll never come up

But the ocean ain't whisky

And I ain't a duck,

So I'll play Jack of Diamonds

And trust to my luck.