Verse 
E            A            E 
See that man walking over yonder 
E                   B7 
See his clothes all ragged and torn 
     E                              A          E 
He's led a drunkard's life and he's headed for destruction 
E                       B7     E  
Whiskey is the devil in liquid form 


[Refrão]
A             E 
Worried wives grey-haired mothers 
F#                      B7 
Into this life helpless children are born 
A                    E 
Just because of that bar around the corner. 
E                       B7     E  
Whiskey is the devil in liquid form 

Verse 
E            A           E 
Take a visit to most any prison 
E                 B7 
See the prisoners sad and forlorn 
    E                 A                 E 
The most of them will say that drinking caused it 
E                       B7     E  
Whiskey is the devil in liquid form 

E                   A                E 
Strong drink is the devil's greatest weapon 
E           B7 
In the Holy Bible we are warned 
    E                       A             E 
The drunkard's grave is the promise for a drunkard 
E                       B7     E  
Whiskey is the devil in liquid form 
 

[Refrão]
A             E 
Worried wives grey-haired mothers 
F#                      B7 
Into this life helpless children are born 
A                    E 
Just because of that bar around the corner. 
E                       B7     E  
Whiskey is the devil in liquid form