Learn to play "Dry County" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Dry County" smoothly on your ukulele.
Dm C Across the border they turn Am A# Water into wine Dm C Some say it's the devil's blood G Dm They're squeezing from the vine Dm C Some say it's a saviour Am A# In these hard and desperate times Dm C For me it helps me to forget G Dm That we're just born to die I came here like so many did To find a better life To find my piece of easy street And finally be alive I know nothing good comes easy All good things take some time I made my bed, I'll lie in it To die in it's the crime F You can't help but prosper A# Where the streets are paved with gold C They say the oil wells ran deeper here Dm Than anybody's known F Now I packed up on my wife and kid A# And left them both back home C See there's nothing in this paydirt A# The ghosts are all I know Dm Now the oil's gone Dm And the money's gone Dm All the jobs are gone C Still we're hangin' on down in Chorus: F Dry county C They're swimming in the sand A# Praying for some holy water Gm A# to wash the sins from off our hands in F Dry county C The promise has run dry A# Where nobody cries Dm And no one's getting out of here alive "In the blessed name of Jesus" I heard a preacher say "We are all God's children And he'd be back, back someday" I hoped that he knew Something as he drank that cup of wine I didn't have too good of a feeling As I head out to the night I cursed the sky to open I begged the clouds for rain I prayed all night for water For this burning in my veins (Every night's the same) It was like my soul's on fire And I had to watch the flames All my dreams went up in ashes And my future blew away Now the oil's gone And the money's gone All the jobs are gone Still we're hanging on Chorus: Down in dry county They're swimming in the sand Praying for some holy water To wash theese sins from off our hands In dry county The promise has run dry Where nobody cries And no one's getting out of here alive A man spends his whole life Waiting praying for some big reward But it seems sometimes That payoff leaves you feeling Like a dirty whore If I could choose the way I'd die Make it by the gun or knife Because the other way there's too much pain Night after night after night after night Chorus: Oh, down in dry county They're swimming in the sand Praying for some holy water To wash these sins from off our hands In dry county The promise has run dry Where nobody cries And no one's getting out of here Dry County No is getting out of here Dry County No | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsAm A# C Dm F G Gm B Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Dry County" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Dry County" by Bon Jovi.