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Whiskey In The Jar by Thin Lizzy

Whiskey In The Jar tab by Thin Lizzy

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Thin Lizzy - "Whiskey in the Jar"

Traditional Arr. By : Thin Lizzy
--------------------------------------------
Typed By: Jaakko Pimperi (jakep83@yahoo.com)
10-11.5.1999 V1.0

I am not so sure about the words...but whatever...I tried
to tab this to bars but it was hard, so...whatever...

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-|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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 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-||
--------------------------------||
--------------------------------||
--------------------------------||

Could any one post me the words for this song?? Thanks...
BTW This is a very rough version

Questions, comments, corrections, requests etc. to jakep83@yahoo.com

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