"Whiskey In The Jar"

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Tunings

All Guitars tune down 1 whole steps (low to high: D A D g b e)

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Intro

Heavy Distortion

Verse, Verse 2, Verse 3

Heavy Distortion

Verse 4

Clean sound (Pick slowly chord and let ring through out)

Chorus

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Performed by: Metallica   Whiskey In The Jar   1972 Origanlly by: Thin Lizzy   As heard on Garage, Inc.

Intro

|Gtr. 1 Rhy Fig. 1
|d-----------------------------------------------------------|
|a-----------------------------------------------------------|
|f--5-4-2--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-5-4-2--1-1-|
|C--5-4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-2--2-2-|
|G--5-4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-2--2-2-|
|D-----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                            |
|d-----------------------------------------------------------|
|A----------------8---7-----------------8---7----------------| 
|F-------------/7---9---7-9/12~~~\---/7---9---7-9/12~****~~~\|
|C-----------------------------------------------------------|
|G-----------------------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------------------|
bend half step and hold during * and release at ~

|d--------------------------------------|
|a--------------------------------------|
|f--1-1---1-1---1-1-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
|C--2-2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-|
|G--2-2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-|
|D--------------------------------------|
|                                       |
|d--------------------------------------|
|a-------8---7--------------------------|
|f---/7----9---7-9/12~\-----------------|
|C-----------------------5---4----------|
|G-------------------------5---5--5-----|
|D----------------------------------7/3-|
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Verse 1

|Gtr. 1 Rhy Fig. 1
d------------------------------------------------------
A*-----------------------------------------------------
F--4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----3-1----1-1----1-1----1-1
C--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----4-2----2-2----2-2----2-2
G*-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----4-2----2-2----2-2----2-2
D------------------------------------------------------
  1.As  I  was  goin  over the, Cork and Kerry mountains.
  2.I first produced my pistal, and then produced my rapier.

d--------------------------------------------------------
a--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-----------------------------*
f--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4--
C--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5--
G------------------------------5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-*
D--------------------------------------------------------
 1.I saw the Captain Farrell, and his money he was countin'. 
 2.I said stand and deliver, oh, or the devil he may take ya. 
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|Gtr. 1 Rhy Fig. 1
|D-----------------------------------------------------------|
|F--5-4-2--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-5-4-2--1-1-|
|C--5-4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-2--2-2-|
|G--5-4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-2--2-2-|
|D-----------------------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr. 2                                                     |
|d-----------------------------------------------------------|
|A----------------8---7-----------------8---7----------------| 
|F-------------/7---9---7-9/12~~~\---/7---9---7-9/12~****~~~\|
|C-----------------------------------------------------------|
|G-----------------------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------------------|
bend half step and hold during * and release at ~

|Gtr. 1
|d-------------------------------------------|
|a-------------------------------------------|
|f--1-1----1-1----1-1-4----4-4----4-4----4-4-|
|C--2-2----2-2----2-2-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-|
|G--2-2----2-2----2-2-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-|
|D-------------------------------------------|
|                                            |
| Gtr. 2                                     |
|d-------------------------------------------|
|a------7-10-10-10-10-8h10p8~~---------------|
|f--7-9--------------------------------------|
|C------------------------------5---4--------|
|G----------------------------5---5---5------|
|D--------------------------------------7/3--|


Verse 2

|Gtr. 1 Rhy Fig. 1
d------------------------------------------------------
a*-----------------------------------------------------
f--4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----3-1----1-1----1-1----1-1
C--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----4-2----2-2----2-2----2-2
G*-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----4-2----2-2----2-2----2-2
D------------------------------------------------------
  1.I took all of his money,    and it was a pretty penny.
  2.She sware that she'd love me, never would she leave me.
d-----------------------------------------------------------
a--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5--------------------------------*
f--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-------4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4--
C--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-------5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5--
G---------------------------------5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-*
D-----------------------------------------------------------
  1.I took all of his money yeah, I brought it home to molly.
  2.But the devil take that woman, for you know she tricked me easy. 
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Chorus



			
|d--5------------------------------|
|a--7------------------------------|
|f--7------------------------------|
|C--7------------------------------|
|G---------------------------------|
|D---------------------------------|
|                                  |
|d---------------------------------|
|A-----------7------8-----------7--|
|F--------7------7------7----------|
|C----7---------------------7------|
|G---------------------------------|
|D---------------------------------|
     Musha ring dum a doo dum a da 

|d--3----------------------|-----------------3--------|
|a*-5---------------------*|--4-4--3-1--1-1--3--------|
|f--5----------------------|--5-5--2-2--2-2--4--------|
|C--5----------------------|--5-5--2-2--2-2--5--------|
|G*-----------------------*|--------------------------|
|D-------------------------|--------------------------|
|                                                     |
|d-------------------------|-----------------3--------|
|A*--------5----6-------5-*|--4-4--3-1--1-1--3--------|
|F-------5----5----5-------|--5-5--4-2--2-2--4--------|
|C----5--------------5-----|--5-5--4-2--2-2--5--------|
|G*-----------------------*|--------------------------|
|D-------------------------|--------------------------|
      Whack for my daddy-o   There's whiskey in the jar oh. 
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|Gtr. 1 Rhy Fig. 1
|D-----------------------------------------------------------|
|F--5-4-2--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-5-4-2--1-1-|
|C--5-4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-2--2-2-|
|G--5-4-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-2--2-2-|
|D-----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                            |
| Gtr. 2                                                     |
|d-----------------------------------------------------------|
|A----------------8---7-----------------8---7----------------| 
|F-------------/7---9---7-9/12~~~\---/7---9---7-9/12~****~~~\|
|C-----------------------------------------------------------|
|G-----------------------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------------------------------------------------|
bend half step and hold during * and release at ~

|Gtr. 1
|d-------------------------------------------|
|a-------------------------------------------|
|f--1-1----1-1----1-1-4----4-4----4-4----4-4-|
|C--2-2----2-2----2-2-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-|
|G--2-2----2-2----2-2-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-|
|D-------------------------------------------|
|                                            |
| Gtr. 2                                     |
|d-------------------------------------------|
|a------7-10-10-10-10-8h10p8~~---------------|
|f--7-9--------------------------------------|
|C------------------------------5---4--------|
|G----------------------------5---5---5------|
|D--------------------------------------7/3--|

Verse 3

|Gtr. 1 Rhy Fig. 1
d------------------------------------------------------
A*-----------------------------------------------------
F--4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----3-1----1-1----1-1----1-1
C--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----4-2----2-2----2-2----2-2
G*-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----4-2----2-2----2-2----2-2
D------------------------------------------------------
  1.Being drunk and weary,        I went to Molleys chamber.
  2.For about six or maybe seven, in walked Captain Farrell.
d--------------------------------------------------------
a--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-----------------------------*
f--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4--
C--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5--
G------------------------------5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-*
D--------------------------------------------------------
  1.Takin' my money with me,   I never knew the danger.
  2.I jumped up, fired off my pistols, and shot him with both barrels.  
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Chorus

Verse 4

|Gtr. 1 Rhy Fig. 1
d-------3-----------------------------0-----------------------
A*------3-----------------------------0-----------------------
F-------0-----------------------------0-----------------------
C-------0-----------------------------2-----------------------
G*------2-----------------------------2-----------------------
D-------3-----------------------------0-----------------------
  1.Now some men like the fishin' and some men like the fowlin'.
  2.Me, I like sleepin'             'specially in my Molly's chamber.

d-------0-------------------------3---------------------------
a-------1-------------------------3--------------------------*
f-------0-------------------------0---------------------------
C-------2-------------------------0---------------------------
G-------3-------------------------2--------------------------*
D---------------------------------3---------------------------
  1.And some men like ta hear,ta hear the cannon ball roarin'.
  2.But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain yeah.
  
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Chorus
d------------------3-----
a*--4-4--3-1--1-1--3----*
f---5-5--2-2--2-2--4-----
C---5-5--2-2--2-2--5-----
G*----------------------*
D------------------------
   Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
E---------------------

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