Whiskey In The Jar chords

by The Dubliners
  • Whiskey In The Jar is a traditional Irish Folk Song.
  • This version by The Dubliners is featured on several of their albums. Other popular versions were recorded by Metallica and Thin Lizzy.
  • Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at 106 bpm (♩)
  • Chords: C, G, Am, F
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
G Major C Major Am F Major
G Major C Major Am F Major

Whiskey In The Jar

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
                F       C   G   C            C
Intro: 4/4 | violin |   1&  2&  3&4&  | banjo/guitar |


      C                         Am
1. As I was goi-n’ o-ver    The far famed Ker-ry Mount-ains
     F                                    C
   I met with Cap-tain Fa-rrel    And his mon-ey he was count-in'
     C                                  Am
   I first pro-duced me pistol    And I then pro-duced me rap-ier
           F                              C
   Say-in' stand and de-l-iver    For you are a bold de-ceiv-er
 
               G                        C
Chorus: Mu-sha ring duram doo duram da    Whack fol da dad-dy O
      F                                  C        G      C
        Whack fol da dad-dy O    There's whisk-ey in the jar.

     C                                 Am
2. I count-ed out his mon-ey    And it made a pret-ty pen-ny
     F                              C
   I put it in me  pock-et    And I took it home to Jen-ny
       C                                Am
   She sighed and she swore    That she nev-er would de-ceive me
           F                                  C
   But the de-vil take the wo-men    For they nev-er can be eas-y

               G                        C
Chorus: Mu-sha ring duram doo duram da    Whack fol da dad-dy O
      F                                  C        G      C
        Whack fol da dad-dy O    There's whisk-ey in the jar.

     C                             Am
3. I went in-to my cham-ber    All for to take a slum-ber
     F                                     C
   I dreamt of gold and jew-els    And for sure it was no won-der
       C                                 Am
   But Jen-ny drew me charges    And she filled them up with wat-er
        F                                  C
   Then sent for Cap-tain Far-rel    To be read-y for the slaugh-ter

               G                        C
Chorus: Mu-sha ring duram doo duram da    Whack fol da dad-dy O
      F                                  C        G      C
        Whack fol da dad-dy O    There's whisk-ey in the jar.

        C                                  Am
4.'Twas ear-ly in the  mor-nin’    Just be-fore I rose to trav-el
      F                               C
   Up comes a band of foot-men    And like-wise Cap-tain Far-rel
     C                                       Am
   I first pro-duced me pis-tol    For she’d stol-en a-way me rap-ier
         F                                  C
   But I could-n't shoot the wat-er    So a pris-o-ner I was tak-en

               G                        C
Chorus: Mu-sha ring duram doo duram da    Whack fol da dad-dy O
      F                                  C        G      C
        Whack fol da dad-dy O    There's whisk-ey in the jar.
  
        C                                   Am
5. Now there's some take de-light    In the car-ria-ges a rollin’
       F                               C
   And oth-ers take de-light    In the hur-ley and the bow-lin'
       C                         Am
   But I take de-light    In the juice of the bar-ley
       F                                      C
   And court-ing pret-ty fair maids    In the morn-ing bright and ear-ly

               G                        C
Chorus: Mu-sha ring duram doo duram da    Whack fol da dad-dy O
      F                                  C        G      C
        Whack fol da dad-dy O    There's whisk-ey in the jar.
 
      C                            Am
6. If any-one can aid me   'Tis me broth-er in the ar-my
      F                             C
   If I can find his sta-tion    In Cork or in Kil-lar-ney
       C                               Am
   And if he'll go with me    We'll go rov-ing in Kil-ken-ny
           F                                      C
   And I'm sure he'll treat me bet-ter    Than me on-ly sport-ing Jen-ny

               G                        C
Chorus: Mu-sha ring duram doo duram da    Whack fol da dad-dy O
      F                                  C        G      C
        Whack fol da dad-dy O    There's whisk-ey in the jar.
        
               G                        C
Chorus: Mu-sha ring duram doo duram da    Whack fol da dad-dy O
      F                                  C        G      C
        Whack fol da dad-dy O    There's whisk-ey in the jar.

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