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