Whiskey Basin Blues

Words & Music by John Denver
from Farewell Andromeda (1973)



       G           G7         Am        
On a snow covered night up in eastern Wyoming
         D        D7              G
Another lazy day looking for the sun.
                 G7        Am
In a drafty old cabin, outside of Whiskey Basin
          D                  D7              G
Another shining light and a good man on the run.
           Em
There's a lady back in Laramie.
   C 
A reason no one else can see,
     G                             D
For him to spend the winter on his own.
         G            G7             Am
Nothing much to do tomorrow, just a matter of survival.
          D                  D7               G
Another friendly fight in a life chokeful of fun.

G     Am     D    D7   G     Am     D    D7    G
Yo-dle-oh-do-ooo-.....(etc.)


         Em
It's a special kind of medicine.
    C
And all that you can do is win.
  G                                   D
Though the taste is sweet, you can refuse.
          G
Put your heart on the table.
 Am
Fill your cup with moonshine.
        D                   D7            G
Another empty case of the Whiskey Basin Blues.


G     Am     D    D7   G     Am     D    D7   G
Yo-dle-oh-do-ooo-.....(etc.)