Whiskey In The Jar Acoustic chords by Thin Lizzy

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Title:Whiskey in the Jar
Artist:Thin Lizzy (Originally Irish Traditional)


Intro:
G,Em,C,G X2


Verse 1:
  G+G        E minorEm
As I was goin over, the cork and kerry mountains
 C majorC            G+G
I saw captain farrell and his money he was countin
                E minorEm
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
    C majorC
I said stand and deliver
  G+G
 or the devil he may take ya

Chorus:
   D MajorD
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C majorC
Whack for my daddy-o
C majorC
Whack for my daddy-o
    G+G
Theres whiskey in the jar-o

G,Em,C,G


Verse 2:
G+G               E minorEm
I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny
C majorC               G+G
I took all of his money and I brought it home to molly
               E minorEm
She swore that shed love me, never would she leave me
    C majorC               G+G
But the devil take that woman for you know she tricked me easy


Chorus:
   D MajorD
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C majorC
Whack for my daddy-o
C majorC
Whack for my daddy-o
    G+G
Theres whiskey in the jar-o

G,Em,C,G

Verse 3:
G+G            E minorEm
Being drunk and weary I went to mollys chamber
C majorC              G+G
Takin my money with me and I never knew the danger
               E minorEm
For about six or maybe seven in walked captain farrell
C majorC                    G+G
I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels


Chorus:
   D MajorD
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C majorC
Whack for my daddy-o
C majorC
Whack for my daddy-o
    G+G
Theres whiskey in the jar-o

G,Em,C,G


Verse 4:
  G+G              E minorEm
Now some men like the fishin and some men like the fowlin
  C majorC            G+G
And some men like ta hear ta hear the cannon ball a roarin
         E minorEm
Me I like sleepin specially in my mollys chamber
  C majorC          G+G
But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain yeah


Chorus:
   D MajorD
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C majorC
Whack for my daddy-o
C majorC
Whack for my daddy-o
    G+G
Theres whiskey in the jar-o


Outro:
G,Em,C,G X2

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