Misc Irish

Misc Irish - Whisky In The Jar guitar chord

G         Em

As I was going over, Gilgara Mountain,

   C                      G

I spied colonel Farrel, and his money he was counting.

                    Em

At first I drew my pistol, and then I drew my rapier,

             C G

saying: "Stand and deliver, for I am your bold deciver"

            D7                 *

Musha Ringum Durum Da

G              **

Whack Fol the Daddy 'o

Em                  C

Whack Fol the Daddy 'o

           G           D7     G

there's whiskey in the jar

      G   Em

He counted out his money, and it made a pretty penny,

   C

I put it in my pocket,

            G

to take home to darling Jenny,

She sighed and swore she loved me,

      Em

and never would decieve me,

            C

but the Devil take the women,

             G

for they always lie so easy

Chorus

And next morning early,

    Em

before I rose for travel,

C

a-came a band of footmen,

              G

and likewise Colonel Farrel,

I goes to draw my pistol,

     Em

for she had stolen away my rapier,

         C

but a prisoner I was taken,

    G

I couldn't shoot the water

Chorus

They put into jail,

           Em

with a judge all a writtin'.

C

Robbin' Colonel Farrel,

     G

on Gilgara Mountain.

But they didn't take me fists,

           Em  ***

and I knocked the jailer down,

C

and bid a farewell

           G

to this tight fisted town

Chorus

There's some takes delight,

            Em

in the carriages and rollin'.

C

Some takes delight

          G

in the Hurley or the Bollin'

But I takes delight,

          Em

in the juice of the barley,

   C

Courtin' pretty maids

            G

in the mornin', oh so early.

Chorus (Play the last two lines fast)

*= After the "Musha Ringum Durum Da" make three knocks on your guitar with your fist

**= After"Whack Fol the Daddy 'O" do This: Press and play Big E string in fret 3, then let go,

    press and play the Big E in fret 2, let go and play  the Big E string once while it's

    loose - it makes a cool effect that goes like this: Dew, Duw, Doow. Do this at every chorus!

*** While playing "And I knocked the jailer down", do a hammer (hit the strings hard) on "knocked".

Written by David Pontoppidan. Effects by Claus Funder.

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