Amos Milburn (Houston, Texas, April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues singer and pianist, popular during the 1940s and 1950s.
Joseph Amos Milburn, Jr., one of thirteen children, was playing tunes on the piano by the age of five years. He enlisted in the United States Navy when he was fifteen and earned thirteen battle stars in the Philippines, before returning to Houston and organizing a sixteen-piece band playing in Houston clubs and was Managed by William & Geneva Church.
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SONG: ONE SCOTCH, ONE BOURBON, ONE BEER ARTIST: AMOS MILBURN TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]
ONE SCOTCH, ONE BOURBON, ONE BEER AMOS MILBURN
INTRO: G, C - 3x's then GG
NOTE: The one high part you here is Amos hitting the E & B strings at the 12th fret... You can do that by just playing the G barre chord at the 10th fret and then placing your pinky down on the high E string as well on the 12th fret...
[Verse] [G]One scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer[C][G] [G]One scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer[C][G] [G]Please mister bartender, listen here I [C]ain't here for trouble, so have no fear One [G]scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer [C][G]
[Chorus] [G]I don't want soda nor bubble gum You [C]got what I want, just serve me some Since my [G]baby's been gone, everything is lost [D]I'm on this kick and I [C]can't get [G]off
[Verse] [G]One scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer[C][G] [G]One scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer[C][G] [G]Please mister bartender, listen here I [C]ain't here for trouble, so have no fear One [G]scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer [C][G]
[Chorus] [G]My woman started me on this spree I [C]can't find her and she can't find me She [G]left this morning, said she wouldn't stay She's [D]been out all night and it's the [C]break of [G]day
[Verse] [G]One scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer[C][G] [G]One scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer[C][G] [G]Please mister bartender, listen here I [C]ain't here for trouble, so have no fear One [G]scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer [C][G]
[Chorus] [G]One more nip and [C]make it strong I got to [G]find my baby if it[C] takes all night long One [G]scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer [C][G] One [G]scotch, one [D]bourbon, one [G]beer [C][G] [Fade]