Rye Whiskey

C Em D G C Em D G C G D In an old folks home just off the well beaten path Em C D C I visit my grandma and learn of our past G C D Em One day as I walked down the hall I passed by A D An old man with tears in his eyes G C G D At a glance I could see he was gentle and sweet Em C D C I straightened his pillow and covered his feet G C D Em Then the old man reached out softly touching my hand C D G C He smiled and these few words began G C G D If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die Em C D G I could see it meant something by the look in his eyes G C D Em The old man just lay there repeating that line C G D G If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die C Em D G C G D Then they told me a story that’s sad but it’s true Em C D C Of how he’d no family or friends that they knew G C D Em In an old army jacket on the outskirts of town A D That’s how the old man was found G C G D They thought him a drunkard who just lost his mind Em C D C ‘Cause all he would say were these words all the time G C D Em They brought him here ten years ago to this day C D G Still all the old man would say G C G D If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die Em C D G I could see it meant something by the look in his eye G C D Em The old man just lay there repeating that line C G D G If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die C Em D G C Em D G C G D When I walked in the room grandma instantly knew Em C D C She said my dear boy what’s been bothering you G C D Em So I told her the story of the man I just met A D Grandma looked up and she said G C G D If I don’t drink rye whiskey were the words to a song C D C I sang back when I was a kid G C D Em And it told of a solder who made it through war C D G And found out his true love was dead G C G D If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die Em C D G I knew it meant something by the look in his eyes G C D Em Now I know why the old man just laid there and cried C G D G If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die G C D Em His heart was still breaking after all of this time C G D G D G If I don’t drink rye whiskey, rye whiskey I’ll die