Thin Lizzy, Whiskey In The Jar (1972)
Key: :[G] (w: Traditional)
INTRO 1:
[Am] // ^
[G] ^
[F] [Em]
INTRO 2:
^
[G]^
[F] [Em] [Em] [G] [G] ::
[x2]
VERSE 1:
As
[G] I was going over, the
[Em] Cork and Kerry mountains
I
[C] saw Captain Farrell, and his
[G] money he was counting
I
[G] first produced my pistol, and I
[Em] then produced my rapier
I said
[C] stand or deliver, or the
[G] devil he may take ya
CHORUS:
Musha-
[D]-ring dum-a-do, dum-a-da.
[C] Wack for my daddy-o
[C] Wack for my daddy-o, there's
[G] whiskey in the jar ooh ^
[G] ^
[F] [Em]
REPEAT INTRO 2:
VERSE 2:
I
[G] took all of his money, and it
[Em] was a pretty penny
I
[C] took all of his money, and I
[G] brought it home to Molly
She
[G] swore that she loved me,
[Em] never would she leave me
But the
[C] devil take that woman, for you
[G] know she tricked me easy
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: ^
[G]^
[F] [Em] [Em] //
[over VERSE + CHORUS]
REPEAT INTRO 2:
VERSE 3:
[G] Being drunk and weary, I
[Em] went to Molly's chamber
[C] Takin' my Molly with me, and I
[G] never knew the danger
for
[G] about six or maybe seven,
[Em] in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped
[C] up, fired off my pistols, and I
[G] shot him with both barrels
REPEAT CHORUS & INTRO 2:
VERSE 4:
Now
[G] some men like the fishin', and
[Em] some men like the fowlin'
and
[C] some men like to hear, the
[G] cannon ball a roarin'
Me? I
[G] like sleepin',
[Em] especially in my Molly's chamber
But
[C] here I am in prison, here I
[G] am with ball and chain, yeah
REPEAT CHORUS & INTRO 2:
