Key: C major
Verse 1
C
Am
As I was going over the far -famed
Cary
Mountain
Captain
C
G
Farrell and his money was counting
C
G
I'm old to see the mushering
whack for the daddy -o
Whack for the daddy -o,
C
G
there's whiskey in the jar
Am
C
Am
I counted all his money and he made a pretty
F
C
G
penny I put it in my pocket and I took it home to
Jenny
C
Am
She saw it and she swore that
she never would deceive me
C
G
women never can be easy
F
Am
Work for the dead, yo, work for the dead,
C
G
yo, that's which is the job
Am
C
Am
F
I went on to my chamber for to take a slumber I dreamt of gold and jewels,
C
G
for sure it was no wonder
But
C
Am
Jenny drew my charges and she
filled them up with water
Captain
C
G
Farrell to be ready for the slaughter
quack for the daddy -o
F
Am
Quack for the daddy -o,
C
G
C
Am
F
C
G
Em
C
Am
C
Am
that's whiskey in the jar
F
C
G
Am
G
C
G
C
It was early in the morning
Farrell
C
Am
I then produced my pistol
for she stolen away my rapier
C
G
prisoner, I was taken
G
Am
Wake forty daddy -o,
wake forty daddy -o
C
G
C
There's whiskey in the jar
Am
F
C
G
Hey!
Am
C
F
Am
F
C
G
Am
Oh, my sugar ring -a -ma
-ding -a -ma -da
Whack for the daddy -o,
whack for the daddy -o
C
G
There's whiskey in the jar
Am
C
Now if anyone can save me
Gatlin
Killarney
G
C
And if he was to rescue me
Kilkenny
Jenny
G
Am
Mush -a -ring -a -ma -ding -a -ma -da
Whack for the daddy -o
F
Am
Whack for the daddy -o
C
G
C
There's whiskey in the jar
I'm a -ding, I'm a -dah
work for the daddy -o
C
G
There's whiskey in the jar
C
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC Am F G Em
More songs by Mess Of Booze
Discover chords for more songs to play
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
