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Nate Smith – Whiskey On You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
Em D Cadd9 G
Em D Cadd9 G

VERSE:
          Em       D
Now I've wasted a paycheck
   Cadd9        G
on whiskey and longnecks
 Em         D
Ever since you left
      Cadd9        G
tryna figure this out
      Em             D
This Jack I've been drinking's
     Cadd9      G
been wasted on thinking
      Em         D
Now I got a new reason
     Cadd9        G
for throwing 'em down
         Em           D
Line 'em up (Line 'em up),
         Cadd9           G
pour 'em tall (Pour 'em tall)
          Em       D
Here's to us, happily
      Cadd9
never after all

CHORUS:
             Em             D
Ain't gonna waste one more night
          Cadd9       G
missing, wanting you back
       Em          D
No, I ain't gonna cry
        Cadd9         G
another tear in this glass
            Em        D
You didn't waste any time
         Cadd9    G
finding somebody new
             Em           D
So, I ain't gonna waste another
         Cadd9      G
drop of whiskey on you
       Em  D Cadd9 G
No, I ain't

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VERSE:
    Em            D
To hell with the lonely,
       Cadd9           G
and the why don't you want me
       Em        D
Yeah, bartender pour
     Cadd9     G
me a farewell round
         Em           D
Line 'em up (Line 'em up), make
    Cadd9             G
'em strong (Make 'em strong)
          Em          D
Tell the band that I need
      Cadd9         G
me a drinking song yeah

CHORUS:
             Em             D
Ain't gonna waste one more night
          Cadd9       G
missing, wanting you back
       Em          D
No, I ain't gonna cry
        Cadd9         G
another tear in this glass
            Em        D
You didn't waste any time
         Cadd9    G
finding somebody new
             Em           D
So, I ain't gonna waste another
         Cadd9      G
drop of whiskey on you
             Em           D
No, I ain't gonna waste another
         Cadd9      G
drop of whiskey on you
       Em  D Cadd9 G
No, I ain't
       Em  D Cadd9 G
No, I ain't
Em D Cadd9 G

BREAK:
 Em                 D
Ain't gonna waste another
        Cadd9       G
drop of whiskey on you, no
 Em                 D
Ain't gonna waste another
        Cadd9       G
drop of whiskey on you
         Em           D
Line 'em up (Line 'em up),
         Cadd9           G
pour 'em tall (Pour 'em tall)
          Em      D        Cadd9
Here's to us happily never after all

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CHORUS:
             Em             D
Ain't gonna waste one more night
          Cadd9       G
missing, wanting you back
       Em          D
No, I ain't gonna cry
        Cadd9         G
another tear in this glass
            Em        D
You didn't waste any time
         Cadd9    G
finding somebody new
             Em           D
So, I ain't gonna waste another
        Cadd9       G
drop of whiskey on you
             Em           D
No, I ain't gonna waste another
        Cadd9       G
drop of whiskey on you

POST-CHORUS:
       Em                 D
No, I ain't gonna waste another
         Cadd9      G
drop of whiskey on you
       Em                 D
No, I ain't gonna waste another
         Cadd9      G
drop of whiskey on you
 Em                 D
Ain't gonna waste another
         Cadd9      G
drop of whiskey on you
         Em           D
I ain't gonna waste another
         Cadd9      G
drop of whiskey on you

OUTRO:
       Em  D Cadd9 G
No, I ain't
             Em           D
No, I ain't gonna waste another
         Cadd9      G
drop of whiskey on you

How to play Whiskey On You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Whiskey On You by Nate Smith on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Whiskey On You by Nate Smith sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: Em, D, Cadd9 and G.

Listen for Em – D – Cadd9 – G (vi – V – IVadd9 – I in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.