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 (♩)
- Song 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
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Whiskey In The Jar
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyF 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.
