Whiskey In The Jar Irish song lyrics and guitar chords

Whiskey in the jar easy guitar tab in D Major with lyrics now included plus a version in CGDA tuning. This is an easy to play song on guitar. A traditional song made famous by The Dubliners.This song is probably the most famous folk / Irish song of all time. Some say It dates way back to the 1730s. In the list of the most popular Irish songs of all time Whiskey In The Jar came in at No 1. It was brought back to life by The Dubliners in the early 60s with Luke Kelly on vocals. Recently recorded by Irish country singer Derek Ryan as part of his Irish Medley set.Also recorded by The Irish Rovers, Matallica, Thin Lizzy, rocker Gary Moore, The Grateful Dead, Celtic Thunder, Santiano - Bis ans Ende der Welt, The High Kings and Johnny Logan to name a few. I have included a guitar tutorial by Brian Flynn. Whiskey In The Jar sheet music notes .

[C]As I was going over the[Am,] far fam'd Kerry Mountains, 
I[F] met with Captain Farrel, and his[C] money he was[G] countin', 
I[C] first produced my pistol, and I[Am] than produced my rapier, 
Sayin': [F]"Stand and deliver for you[C] are my bold deceiver". 

CHO: Musha[G] ring dum a doo dum a da, 
[C]Whack fol de daddy o, 
[F]Whack fol de daddy o 
There's[C] whiskey[G] in the[C] jar. 

I counted out his money and it made a pretty penny,
I put it in my pocket, and I took it home to Jenny,
She sighed, and she swore that she never would deceive me,
But the devil takes the women for they never can be easy.

I went into my chamber all for to take a slumber,
I dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure it was no wonder,
But Jenny drew my charges and she filled them out with water,
Then sent for Captain Farrel, to be ready for the slaughter.

'Twas early in the morning just before I rose to travel,
Up comes a band of footmen and likewise, Captain Farrel,
I first produced my pistol for she stole away my rapier,
But I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken.

If anyone can aid me 'tis my brother in the army,
If I can find his station, in Cork or in Killarney,
And if he'll go with me we'll go roving in Kilkenny,
And I'm sure he'll treat me better than my darling sporting Jenny.

Here are the guitar chords as played by The Dubliners

[D]As I was going over the[Bm,]Cork and  Kerry Mountains, 
I[G] met with Captain Farrel, and his[D] money he was[G] countin', 
I[D] first produced my pistol, and I[Bm] than produced my rapier, 
Sayin': [G]"Stand and deliver for you[D] are my bold deceiver". 

CHO: Musha[A] ring dum a doo dum a da, 
[D]Whack fol de daddy o, 
[G]Whack fol de daddy o 
There's[D] whiskey in the jar. 

I [D]counted out his money and it [Bm]made a pretty penny,
I [G]put it in my pocket, and I [D]took it home to Jenny,
She sighed, and she swore that she [Bm]never would deceive me,
But the [G]devil takes the women for they [D]never can be easy.

I [D]went into my chamber all [Bm]for to take a slumber,
I [G]dreamt of gold and jewels and for [D]sure it was no wonder,
But Jenny drew my charges and she [Bm]filled them out with water,
Then [G]sent for Captain Farrel, to be [D]ready for the slaughter.

Now there's [D]some take delight in the [Bm]carriages a rolling
and [G]others take delight in the [D]hurling and the bowling
but I take delight in the [Bm]juice of the barley
and [G]courting pretty fair maids in the [D]morning bright and early

'Twas early in the morning just before I rose to travel,
Up comes a band of footmen and likewise, Captain Farrel,
I first produced my pistol for she stole away my rapier,
But I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken.

If [D]anyone can aid me 'tis my [Bm]brother in the army,
If [G]I can find his station, in [D]Cork or in Killarney,
And if he'll go with me we'll go [Bm]roving in Kilkenny,
And I'm [G]sure he'll treat me better than my [D]darling sporting Jenny.

The above photos of the sheet music named it as Whiskey In The Jug. This is the earliest printed version of the song I could find. The date it was published was 1858 in Boston Mass. Although it says Whiskey In The Jug it's clearly the same song as whiskey in the jar, although the melody differs slightly, the words are basically the same.

There are many versions around the world but the one here is by The Dubliners [ songs ]. The video lesson is by Brian Flynn who also plays it in the key of C Major. Lear this one because it's a standard at most sessions and at some stage you will be asked to play it.  

Here's the easy chords for the key of G Major.
Brian Flynn plays it in the key of C.

[G]As I was going over the[Em] far fam'd Kerry Mountains, 
I[C] met with Captain Farrel, and his[G] money he was[D] countin', 
I[G] first produced my pistol, and I[Em] than produced my rapier, 
Sayin': [C]"Stand and deliver for you[G] are my bold deceiver". 

CHO: Musha[D] ring dum a doo dum a da, 
[G]Whack fol de daddy o, 
[C]Whack fol de daddy o 
There's[G] whiskey[D] in the[G] jar. 

Here's the chords for the key of A Major.

[A]As I was going over the[F#m] far fam'd Kerry Mountains, 
I[D] met with Captain Farrel, and his[A] money he was[E] countin', 
I[A] first produced my pistol, and I[F#m] than produced my rapier, 
Sayin': [D]"Stand and deliver for you[A] are my bold deceiver". 

CHO: Musha[E] ring dum a doo dum a da, 
[A]Whack fol de daddy o, 
[D]Whack fol de daddy o 
There's[A] whiskey[E] in the[A] jar. 

Here's the chords for the key of E Major.

[E]As I was going over the[C#m] far fam'd Kerry Mountains, 
I[A] met with Captain Farrel, and his[E] money he was[B] countin', 
I[E] first produced my pistol, and I[C#m] than produced my rapier, 
Sayin': [A]"Stand and deliver for you[E] are my bold deceiver". 

CHO: Musha[B] ring dum a doo dum a da, 
[E]Whack fol de daddy o, 
[A]Whack fol de daddy o 
There's[E] whiskey[B] in the[E] jar. 

Here's the chords for the key of Matallica
The intro. [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F]

[F]As I was going over the[Dm] far fam'd Kerry Mountains, 
I[Bb] met with Captain Farrel, and his[F] money he was countin', 
I first produced my pistol, and I[Dm] than produced my rapier, 
Sayin': [Bb]"Stand and deliver for the[F] Devil he may take you
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [F]

CHO: Musha[C] ring dum a doo dum a da, 
[Bb]Whack fol de daddy o, 
Whack fol de daddy [F]o 
There's whiskey in the jar [C]O. [Dm]

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​The chords are suited to ukulele, banjo or mandolin also.
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Whiskey in the jar guitar tab in D Major with lyrics in the key of D Major

Whiskey in the jar guitar tab in D Major with lyrics

And the version below is the tenor guitar / mandola tab in CGDA Tuning