Whiskey In The Jar

Thin Lizzy

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G5 F5 Em G5 [Verse 1]
G Em As I was goin over the cork and kerry mountains
C G I saw captain farrell and his money he was countin
G Em I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
C I said stand and deliver or the
G devil he may take ya [Chorus]
D Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C Whack for my daddy-o
C Whack for my daddy-o
G There's whiskey in the jar-o [Instrumental]
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G5 F5 Em G5 [Verse 2]
G I took all of his money and it was a
Em pretty penny
C I took all of his money and I
G brought it home to molly
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G Em She swore that shed love me, never would she leave me
C But the devil take that woman for
G you know she tricked me easy [Chorus]
D Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C Whack for my daddy-o
C Whack for my daddy-o
G There's whiskey in the jar-o RIFF INTRO ONLY [Solo]
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G5 F5 Em G5 [Verse 3]
G Em Being drunk and weary I went to mollys chamber
C G Takin my money with me and I never knew the danger
G Em For about six or maybe seven in walked captain farrell
C I jumped up, fired off my pistols
G and I shot him with both barrels [Chorus]
D Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C Whack for my daddy-o
C Whack for my daddy-o
G There's whiskey in the jar-o [Instrumental]
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G5 F5 Em G5 [Verse 4]
G Now some men like the fishin and
Em some men like the fowlin
C G And some men like ta hear a cannon ball a roarin
G Em Me I like sleepin specially in my mollys chamber
C G But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain yeah [Chorus]
D Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
C Whack for my daddy-o
C Whack for my daddy-o
G There's whiskey in the jar-o [Instrumental]
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Song details

Composition: Traditional

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