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Whiskey In The Jar Tab by Thin Lizzy

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Intro 1
(A minor) [Guitar intro] (A minor)
E|-8--------------------8--8p-7p-5--|-7--------------------7--7p-5-----| B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------8--| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A minor) (G major)
E|----------------------------------|------------------| B|-8b-------------------------------|-----8p5----------| G|----------------------------------|---------7p5------| D|----------------------------------|-------------7p5--| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
(G major) (E minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-------------5h-8p-5--------------| G|----------------------------------|-------4h--7---------7----9-------| D|-------------------------------7h-|-5h--7----------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor) (A minor)
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------| B|----------------------------------|--------------------------| G|-----7---6--5--4------------------|--------------------------| D|-----------------7--6--5----------|--------------------------| A|-------------------------7--6--5--|--------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-8--7--6--5---------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
(G major) (F major)
E|-(3)-----(1)------| B|-(3)-----(1)------| G|-(4)-----(2)------| D|-(5)-----(3)------| A|-(5)-----(3)------| E|-(3)-----(1)------| 1 2
(E minor) (E minor)
E|-(0)------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-(0)---------------------------7h-|-8-------7-----------8------------| G|-(0)---------------7---7--7h-9----|-----9-------7---9----------------| D|-(2)------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-(2)------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-(0)------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major) (G major) (F major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------7h-|-8-------7-----------8------------| G|-------------------7---7--7h-9----|-----9-------7---9----------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor) (E minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------7h-|-8-------7-----------8------------| G|-------------------7---7--7h-9----|-----9-------7---9----------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major) As
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-3---------------------------0----| G|----------------12---0---0h-2h-4--|-----0h--2---0-----4---0----------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 1
(G major) I was goin' over the Cork
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-------3-------3-------5--------|-3-------0-------0------0-----3---| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0----|-----0-------0-------0------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor) and Kerry mountains I
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-5-------5-------5-------7--------|-5-------0-------0-------0---3----| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0----|-----0-------0-------0------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C major) saw Captain Farrell and his mo
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-5-------5-------5-------7--------|-8-------8-------7-------5---3----| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0----|-----0-------0-------0------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) ney he was countin' I
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-------5---8---8-------8---7----|-5-------3-------3-------3---0----| G|-----0---------------0------------|-----0-------0-------0------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
first produced my pistol
and then (E minor) produced my rapier
I said (C major) stand o'er and deliver
or the devil (G major) he may take ya
Musha

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Chorus 1
(D major) ring dum a doo dum a da
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-2-------2---------2-----2---0----|-2-------4-------4-------4--------| D|-----0-------0--------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C major) Whack for my daddy-o
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------5-------5-------5---4----|-5-------7-------8-------8--------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------4----|-----5-------9-------9-------9----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Whack for my daddy-o There's
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-8-------8-------8-------8---7----|-8-------10------12----12---------| G|-----9-------9-------9-------8----|-9---9-------12----12--12---------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) whiskey in the jar-o (G major) (F major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3-------0------------------------|-------------------------------7h-| G|-----0-------0---2-------4--------|-0-------0-----0---7---7--7h-9----| D|---------------------0-------0----|-----0------0---------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Interlude 1
(E minor) (E minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-8-------7-----------8------------|-------------------------------7h-| G|-----9-------7---9----------------|-------------------7---7--7h-9----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major) (G major) (F major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-8-------7-----------8------------|-----------------------------8----| G|-----9-------7---9----------------|---------------------7---9--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor) (E minor)
E|-----7-------7--------------------|----------------------------------| B|-10b-----10b-----10--8------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------12---0---0h-2h-4--| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major) I
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----0h--2---0-----4---0----------|-(0)------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
(G major) took all of his money
and it was (E minor) a pretty penny
I (C major) took all of his money
and I brought (G major) it home to Molly
She swore that she'd love me,
nev (E minor) er would she leave me
But the (C major) devil take that woman
for you know (G major) she tricked me easy
Chorus 2
Musha (D major) ring dum a doo dum a da
(C major) Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's (G major) whiskey in the
jar-o (G major) (F major)
E|-----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------7h-| G|---------------------7---7--7h9----| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Solo 1
(E minor) (E minor)
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------7---8----| B|-8-------7-----------8------------|----------------------------------| G|-----9-------7---9----------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major)
E|-10--8---7h8p7---7----------------|----------------------------------| B|--------------10-----10--8---7----|-8---10--12--13--13b-----12--15---| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor) (E minor)
E|-12------12------12--14b----------|-12----------12--12---------------| B|-------------15-------------------|-------15------15--------12--15---| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C major) (C major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-13----12----10-------------------|-13p-12p-10-----------------------| G|-----------------12----10----9----|-----------12--10---9-------------| D|----------------------------------|-----------------------12----10---| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major)
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------7---8----| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-9b------(9)-----(9)-----(9)------|-(9)------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major)
E|-10--8---7h8p7---7----------------|----------------------------------| B|--------------10-----10--8---7----|-8---10--12--13--13b-----12--15---| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor) (E minor)
E|-12------12------12--14b----------|-12----------12--12---------------| B|-------------15-------------------|-------15------15--------12--15---| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C major) (C major)
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-13----12----10-------------------|-------------13----15------17-------| G|-----------------12----10----9----|-9-1012p10p9----12-----12------12---| D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------8----| G|----------------------------------|-----------------0---0---9--------| D|-12----------14--10----12----10---|-9--10-12----12-------------------| A|-14----------15--12----14----12---|-10-12-14-------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(D major) (D major)
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-10b-----10b-----10--8------------|-8h10p8-------8h10p8----------------| G|-------------------------9---7h9--|--------9-7h9--------9-7---7---6----| D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C major) (C major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------17---| G|-5-------7---5---9-----7-----10---|-9-----12----10--14----12---------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(C major) (C major)
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----13--15b-----15b--------------| G|-12------12h1412--7h9---7-----5----|-14-------------------------------| D|---------10---10--5-----5----------|----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major) (G major) (F major)
E|---------15--17b-----15--------15h17-|-15-------------------------------------| B|-15--17----------------17p15h17------|-----------------------------------7h---| G|-------------------------------------|---------------------7---7--7h-9--------| D|-------------------------------------|---------------------(9)-(9)(9)(10)(12)-| A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Interlude 2
(E minor) (E minor)
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-8-------7-----------8------------|---------------------------------7h---| G|-(9)-9-------7---9----------------|-------------------7---7--7h-9--------| D|-----(10)(12)(9)-(10)(12)---------|-------------------(9)-(9)(9)(10)(12)-| A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major) (G major) (F major)
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-8-------7-----------8------------|---------------------------------7h---| G|-(9)-9-------7---9----------------|-------------------7---7--7h-9--------| D|-----(10)(12)(9)-(10)(12)---------|-------------------(9)-(9)(9)(10)(12)-| A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor) (E minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-8-------7-----------8------------|----------------------------------| G|-(9)-9-------7---9----------------|----------------12---0---0h-2h-4--| D|-----(10)(12)(9)-(10)(12)---------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----0h--2---0-----4---0----------|-(0)------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 3
(G major) Being drunk and weary
I went (E minor) to Molly's chamber
(C major) Takin' my money with me
and I nev (G major) er knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven
in (E minor) walked Captain Farrell
I jumped (C major) up, fired off my pistols
and I shot (G major) him with both barrels
Chorus 3
Musha (D major) ring dum a doo dum a da
(C major) Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's (G major) whiskey in the
jar-o (G major) (F major)
E|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------7h-| G|-------------------7---7--7h-9----| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Interlude 3
(E minor) (E minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-8-------7-----------8------------|-------------------------------7h-| G|-----9-------7---9----------------|-------------------7---7--7h-9----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major) (G major) (F major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-8-------7-----------8------------|-------------------------------7h-| G|-----9-------7---9----------------|-------------------7---7--7h-9----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(E minor) (E minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-8-------7-----------8------------|----------------------------------| G|-----9-------7---9----------------|----------------12---0---0h-2h-4--| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G major) (G major) Now
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----0h--2---0-----4---0----------|-(0)------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 4
(G major) some men like the fishin'
and (E minor) some men like the fowlin'
And (C major) some men like ta hear
a can (G major) non ball a roarin'
Me? I like sleepin'
es (E minor) pecially in my Molly's chamber
But (C major) here I am in prison,
here I (G major) am with a ball and chain, yeah
Chorus 4
Musha (D major) ring dum a doo dum a da
(C major) Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's (G major) whiskey in the jar-o (G major) (F major)
Outro 1
(E minor) And I got drunk on (G major) whiskey-o (G major) (F major)
(E minor) And I (G major) loved, I loved, I loved,
I (G major) loved, I (F major) loved
(E minor) I loved my Molly-o (G major)
And (F major) you will (E minor) know I will never
But I will (G major) burn it down, I'll burn it all down
[Fade out]
1972Rock
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