Whiskey You're The Devil chords by The Pogues

Chords with lyrics

***Whiskey You're The Devil - Trad. Arr. The Pogues
from the album "Red Roses For Me"

Whiskey You're The Devil

(Tin flute intro)

D MajorD
Now brave boys we're on the march
A augmentedA      G+G
Off to Portugal and Spain
D MajorD
Drums A-beating, banners A-waving
  G+G         A augmentedA
The devil a-home will come tonight
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La, fare thee well With me tither-y-eye dum dah
  E minorEm        G+G
Me tither-y-eye dum da
D MajorD
Me right fol tur-a ladee
      A augmentedA       D MajorD
Oh, there's whiskey in the jar

Chorus:
   D MajorD                G+G      D MajorD
Hey, whiskey you?re the devil You?re leading me astray
D MajorD            A augmentedA
O'er hills and mountains into Amerikay
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Your sweetness from the bleachner You're spunkier than tea,
D MajorD                    A augmentedA D MajorD
Ah, whiskey you're me darlin?, drunk or so-ber

The French are fighting boldly
Men are dying hot and coldly
Give every man his flash, gunpowder
His firelock on his shoulder
La, fare thee well With me tither-y-eye dum dah
Me tither-y-eye dum da
Me right fol tur-a ladee
Oh, there's whiskey in the jar

Chorus:

Break: (same as verse)

Chorus:

Says the mother, "Do not wrong me
Don't take me daughter from me
For if you do, I will torment you
And after death me ghost will haunt you"
We're off, fare thee well With me tither-y-eye dum dah
Me tither-y-eye dum da
Me right fol tur-a ladee
Oh, there's whiskey in the jar

Chorus:

Outro: [D,D,A,D]