Black Powder and Alcohol ---  ©1985 Leslie Fish

 

 

[C] [G] [D] [E]

 

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

            [D]When the states and the cities fall.

            [G]When your back is a-[E]gainst the wall.

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

 

[A]Gimme charcoal to the measure two.

[F]Send the bullet where you want it to.

[D]Gimme Sulfur to the measure three.

[A]Make the powder gonna keep you free.

[G]Give me saltpetre, [E]measure fifteen.

[A]Sweetest shootin’ that you’ve ever seen.

 

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

            [D]When the states and the cities fall.

            [G]When your back is a-[E]gainst the wall.

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

 

[A]Gimme water, yeast, and veggie trash.

[F]Leave it sitting in the slurry-mash.

[D]When it’s ready put it in the still.

[A]If you can’t heat it then the sunlight will.

[G]Draw the alcohol a-[E]way and then

[A]Put the slurry back and start again!

 

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

            [D]When the states and the cities fall.

            [G]When your back is a-[E]gainst the wall.

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

 

[A]Booze’ll clean your cuts or run your car.

[F]And you can make it anywhere you are.

[D]Black powder in your cartridge shell

[A]Will send those raiders runnin’ straight to Hell.

[G]You can make them if you [E]just know how.

[A]So kids remember what I’m tellin’ you now!

 

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

            [D]When the states and the cities fall.

            [G]When your back is a-[E]gainst the wall.

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

 

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

            [D]When the states and the cities fall.

            [G]When your back is a-[E]gainst the wall.

            [A]Black powder and alcohol.

 

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