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Whiskey In The Jar

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Whiskey In The Jar

Written by Dp, Brian Michael Downey, Eric Bell, Philip Parris Lynott

Key:  G More
Whiskey In The Jar Key DD
Whiskey In The Jar Key D#D#
Whiskey In The Jar Key EE
Whiskey In The Jar Key FF(one step down)
Whiskey In The Jar Key F#F#(half step down)
Whiskey In The Jar Key GG(original key)
Whiskey In The Jar Key G#G#(half step up)
Whiskey In The Jar Key AA(one step up)
Whiskey In The Jar Key A#A#
Whiskey In The Jar Key BB
Whiskey In The Jar Key CC
Whiskey In The Jar Key C#C# 
	  		Intro: 
----- 
    Am (strum the intro chords quickly and very quietly) 
e-|----8----8---8p7-5-7~-----7---7p5---|------------------------------------| 
B-|----------------------------------8-|--8b--------------8p-5--------------| 
G-|------------------------------------|------------------------7p-5--------| 
D-|------------------------------------|------------------------------7--6--| 
A-|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E-|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

  G                                Em 
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------|--5h-8p-5----------------------------| 
------------------------4h--7---|-----------7/--9~---------4/7--6--5--| 
--5~----------7p5h--7-----------|-------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

                                G  F 
-------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------| 
--9--7--6--5-------------------------| 
--------------7--6--5----------------| 
----------------------8-7-6\5~-------| 

Interlude: 
--------- 
    Em 
e-|---------------|-------------------------------| 
B-|-----------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
G-|---7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
D-|---------------|-------------------------------| 
A-|---------------|-------------------------------| 
E-|---------------|-------------------------------| 

  G                                             G F 
|------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------5-7-|--8-------------------8~--------| 
|------7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9------------| 
|------------------|--------------------------------| 
|------------------|--------------------------------| 
|------------------|--------------------------------| 

  Em 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
|------7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 

|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--3-----------------------| 
|------------12\0-0--0h2h4-|-----0--2--0--2/4--0------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

Verse1: 
------ 
   G                    Em 
As I was .... 
   C                                G   
..... 
  G                         Em 
...... 
       C                        G 
I Said ...... 

Chorus: 
------- 
 D 
musha ring dumma do damma da 
 C 
whack for my daddy 'ol 
 C 
whack for my daddy 'ol 
           G 
there's whiskey in the jar 

Interlude:  
--------- 
G F  Em 
---|---------------|-------------------------------| 
---|-----------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
---|---7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
---|---------------|-------------------------------| 
---|---------------|-------------------------------| 
---|---------------|-------------------------------| 

  G                                             G F 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
|------7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 

  Em 
|------------------------|------------------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------------------| 
|--------------------12--|--14b-16--14b-16--14--12~-----| 
|------------12--14------|------------------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------------------| 

|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--3-----------------------| 
|------------12\0-0--0h2h4-|-----0--2--0--2/4--0------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

Verse2: 

{Repeat Chorus} 
--------------- 

Guitar solo: 
----------- 
    G                                                      Em 
e-|----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------7--8--| 
B-|--------------------7-|--8-------------------8~-----|--------------------| 
G-|----------7--7--7h9---|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9---------|--------------------| 
D-|----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| 
A-|----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| 
E-|----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| 

                                   C 
--10--8--7h8p7-----7------------|---------7--8--8b-----------| 
---------------10-----10--8--7--|--8--10-------------12--15--| 
--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
--------------------------------|----------------------------| 

                                 G 
--12~---12------12--14r-----|--12--------12------12~--------------| 
------------15--------------|------15--------15--------12--15--15\| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

  G 
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
--13----12----10---------------------|--13p12p10--------------------------| 
--------------------12----10----9----|-----------12--10\--9----------5----| 
-------------------------------------|-------------------------12---------| 
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 

   G                     Em 
(Don't re-hit)                          (rake)                            
----------------------|-------------------x-7--8---| 
----------------------|------------------x---------| 
--4r---4r---4r---4r---|--4r---4r---4---------------| 
----------------------|----------------------------| 
----------------------|----------------------------| 
----------------------|----------------------------| 

                                   C 
--10--8--7h8p7-----7------------|---------7--8--8b---7--10--| 
---------------10-----10--8--7--|--8--10--------------------| 
--------------------------------|---------------------------| 
--------------------------------|---------------------------| 
--------------------------------|---------------------------| 
--------------------------------|---------------------------| 

  C                              G 
--12~---12------12--14r-----|--12--------12------12~--------------| 
------------15--------------|------15--------15--------12--15--15\| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

 G 
-------------------------------------| 
--13----12----10---------------------| 
--------------------12----10----9----| 
-------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------| 

  D 
----------------------------------------------| 
-------------10/13------12/15------12/17------| 
--9-10-12-10--------12---------12---------12--| 
----------------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------------------| 

                                     C                                          
                              
----------------------------------|--------------------------3--| 
--12------------13---12\-10--10---|--8--10/-12\---3--3----5-----| 
--12------------------------------|---------------0--0----------| 
--12-----12/14--14---12\-10--10---|--9--10/-12\-----------------| 
----------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
----------------------------------|-----------------------------| 

   C 
--5b---5b---5--3--------|--3h5p3-------3h5p3------------| 
------------------5--3--|--------5-3-5-------5-3--3--2--| 
------------------------|-------------------------------| 
------------------------|-------------------------------| 
------------------------|-------------------------------| 
------------------------|-------------------------------| 

  C                         G 
-------------------------|-------------------------8/12---| 
--1----3--1/-5---3--4/6--|--5b--6h7h8--6--8/10--8---------| 
-------------------------|--------------------------------| 
-------------------------|--------------------------------| 
-------------------------|--------------------------------| 
-------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  G                                 Em 
---------8--------3----3---------|--------------------------| 
--8----8-10--8--3-5----5---------|------13--15b---15r-------| 
----------------------------5/---|--14----------------------| 
---------------------------------|--------------------------| 
---------------------------------|--------------------------| 
---------------------------------|--------------------------| 

  Em                                      G       
----------15--17r---15----------15h17p|--15~--- 
--15-17----------------17-15h17-------|-------- 
--------------------------------------|-------- 
--------------------------------------|-------- 
--------------------------------------|-------- 
--------------------------------------|-------- 

Interlude (another guitar enters) 
--------- 
 Em                                          
(GTR1)--------|-------------------------------| 
----------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
--7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
--------------|-------------------------------| 
--------------|-------------------------------| 
--------------|-------------------------------| 
              |                               | 
              |                               | 
(GTR2)--------|-------------------------------| 
--------------|--5----------------------------| 
--4--4--4h5h7-|-----5--7----4-----5--7~-------| 
--------------|-------------------------------| 
--------------|-------------------------------| 
--------------|-------------------------------| 

  G                                           G  F 
|(GTR1)------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
|------7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|                  |                               | 
|                  |                               | 
|(GTR2)------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|--5----------------------------| 
|------4--4--4h5h7-|-----5--7----4-----5--7~-------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 

  Em 
|(GTR1)------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
|------7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|                  |                               | 
|                  |                               | 
|(GTR2)------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|--5----------------------------| 
|------4--4--4h5h7-|-----5--7----4-----5--7~-------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 

   G                                           (Don't rehit use tremolo arm) 
|(both guitars)----------|--------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------|--3-----------------------|-------------------| 
|----------12\0-0--0h2h4-|-----0--2--0--2/4--0------|--0----0----0----0-| 
|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------| 

Verse3: 

{Repeat Chorus} 
--------------- 

Interlude: 
--------- 
G F  Em 
---|---------------|-------------------------------| 
---|-----------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
---|---7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
---|---------------|-------------------------------| 
---|---------------|-------------------------------| 
---|---------------|-------------------------------| 

  G                                             G F 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
|------7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 

  Em 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
|------7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 

|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--3-----------------------| 
|------------12\0-0--0h2h4-|-----0--2--0--2/4--0------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

Verse4: 

{Repeat Chorus} 
--------------- 

Outro: 
----- 
    G F  Em                                     Like a  
e-|---|---------------|-------------------------------| 
B-|---|-----------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
G-|---|---7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
D-|---|---------------|-------------------------------| 
A-|---|---------------|-------------------------------| 
E-|---|---------------|-------------------------------| 

  G                                                 G F 
drunken' whiskey 
|------------------|---------------------------------| 
|--------------5-7-|--8-------------------8~---------| 
|------7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-------------| 
|------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------|---------------------------------| 

  Em 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------5-7-|--8-------------------8~-------| 
|------7--7--7-----|-----9--11\-9p7h-8/9-----------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------------------| 

                         And I loved, i loved, I loved 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--3-----------------------| 
|------------12\0-0--0h2h4-|-----0--2--0--2/4--0------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

  and I love my Molly.. 
|------------------------|-----------------3--------------| 
|------------------------|--3-----------------------------| 
|------------0--0--0h2h4-|-----0--2--0h2h4----0--2--0h2h4-| 
|------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------------| 
                                                                   
-----------------3--------------|-----------------3--------------| 
--3-----------------------------|--3-----------------------------| 
-----0--2--0h2h4----0--2--0h2h4-|-----0--2--0h2h4----0--2--0h2h4-| 
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
                                                                      
-----------------3--------------|-----------3-----------------------| 
--3-----------------------------|--3-----------------3--------------| 
-----0--2--0h2h4----0--2--0h2h4-|-----0h2h4----0h2h4----0--2--0h2h4-| 
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 

-----------------3--------------|-----------3-----------------------| 
--3-----------------------------|--3-----------------3--------------| 
-----0--2--0h2h4----0--2--0h2h4-|-----0h2h4----0h2h4----0--2--0h2h4-| 
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
                                   
 Repeat and Fade 
-----------------3--------------|| 
--3-----------------------------|| 
-----0--2--0h2h4----0--2--0h2h4-|| 
--------------------------------|| 
--------------------------------|| 
--------------------------------||

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