# Guitar/song examples/Campfire Diploma/Whiskey in the Jar

< G Em C D

# Whiskey In The Jar

Irish Folk – Text and melody: trad. from the 17th or 18th century., arranged by Mjchael

## Ukulele (gcea)

| G | Em | C | D |
"Whiskey in the Jar" is a famous, traditional Irish folk song that tells the story of a bush thief from the Cork or Kerry mountains who has been betrayed by his wife or lover. As with most Irish drinking songs, there is no uniform standard for the lyrics or melody. The best-known covers of this song are probably by the rock groups Thin Lizzy and Metallica.

## Whiskey In The Jar
### 1st

As[G]I was going over the[Em]far famed Kerry mountains I[C]met with captain Farrell and his[G]money he was[Em]counting. I[G]first produced my pistol, and[Em]then produced my rapier. [C]Said stand and deliver, for I[G]am a bold[Em]deceiver,

### Chorus

    //: musha[D]ring dumma do damma da
    [G]whack for the daddy 'ol
    [C]whack for the daddy 'ol
    [(G]there's whiskey[D)]in the[G]jar ://

### 2nd

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

### 3rd

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

### 4th

It was[G]early in the morning, as[Em]I rose up for travel, The[C]guards were all around me and like-[G]wise captain[Em]Farrel. I[G]first produced my pistol, for she[Em]stole away my rapier, But I[C]couldn't shoot the water so a[G]prisoner I was[Em]taken.

### 5th

If[G]anyone can aid me, it's my[Em]brother in the army, If[C]I can find his station down in[G]Cork or in Kil-[Em]-larney. And[G]if he'll come and save me, we'll go[Em]roving near Kilkenny, And I[C]swear he'll treat me better than me[G]darling sportling[Em]Jenny

### 6th

Now[G]some men take delight in the[Em]drinking and the roving, But[C]others take delight in the[G]gambling and the[Em]smoking. But[G]I take delight in the[Em]juice of the barley, And[C]courting pretty fair maids in the[G]morning bright and[Em]early </poem>

## Weblinks

* YT Whiskey in the Jar
* Whiskey in the Jar

## Song Examples:
### (4) G Em C D

At first, practice mainly songs with the chord combination G-Em-C-D. Especially prefer those where each chord is held for two bars. After a very short time, the change will become automatic and you can focus more on singing. The chord sequence G-Em-C-D makes the following lesson with the quick chord change easier. The other suggested songs will be for repetition later.
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* Whiskey in the Jar YT Whiskey in the Jar
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    The order of the chords remains the same, but the duration varies.
* YT Stand By Me (Ben E. King) //: G G Em Em; C D G G ://
* YT Let's Twist again (Chubby Checker) //: G G Em Em; C C D D; G G Em Em; C D(7) G G; C C G G; C C D D(7) ://
* YT Hey Hey Baby (Refrain) G G Em Em; C D G G
    The pop formula G D Em C or Em C G D
* YT Someone Like You (Adele)(Original In A = Capo 2. Fret)
* YT Superman (Boyce Avenue)
* YT Under The Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
* YT When I Come Around (Green Day)
* YT 80 Millionen(Max Giesinger) C G D Em
* YT Flash Mich (Mark Forster) easy: Em C G D or (Em G) C G D (original)
* YT Geiles Leben (Glasperlenspiel) Em C G D (Capo = 1)
* YT Namika Lieblingsmensch (Namika) Em C G D
    Compound chord progressions with G Em C D and/or G D Em C
* YT Father and Son (Cat Stevens) © //G D Em C; G Em C D// at the end of the son(C D) G C G C
* YT Let it Be (Beatles) © G D Em C; G D C G // Em D C G; D D C G
* YT Country Roads (John Denver) © //: G G Em Em; D D C G ;// G G D D; Em Em C C; G G D D; C C G G
    other with Em
* YT Das Ist Dein Leben (Philipp Dittberner)
* YT Wir sind groß (Mark Forster) © Em G D C
* YT 99 Red Ballons (Nena) D Em G A (Possibly with capo 2nd fret and an add an A between the verses)
* YT Lady in Black (Uriah Heep) © Em---; D D Em Em
* YT Dieser Weg (Xavier Naidoo) © G D Em Em (Original is a semitone lower)
* YT Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohn/Cher) C C D D; G G Em Em (hier die höhere Version von Cher)
* YT Viva La Vida (Coldplay) © (!!!) //: C C D D; G G Em Em :// (instead of Bm in the original just play G) Accompaniment suggestion: 4/4 + campfire beat 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 + . + 4 . A - A - A - A - | A - A V - V A - :Original 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 + | . + . + 3 . 4 . A - A - A - A V | - V - V A - A -
* YT (Photograph (Ed Sheeran))