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Whiskey Youre The Devil by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Guitar Chords

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            [Intro]  
         C  G7   C
(whistle)          Hey!


[Chorus]
C
Whiskey, you're the devil
       F          C
You're leadin' me astray
F              C
Over hills and mountains
    G       G7
And to Amerikay
       C
You're sweeter, stronger, decenter
       F
You're spunkier 'na tea
    C                                  G7   C
Oh, whiskey, you're me darlin' drunk or sooo-ber


[Verse]
      C
Ohh, now brave boys, we're on the march
    G7                  F
an' off to Portugal and Spain
C
Drums are beatin', banners flyin'
    G7                    F
The Devil, our home will come tonight
C
Love, fare thee well
        C
With me tiddery idle loodle la dem da
   G7                         F
Me tiddery idle loodle la dem da
   C
Me right fol tor-rah laddy, oh
        C       G7      C     
There's whiskey in the jar, hey!



[Chorus]
C
Whiskey, you're the Devil
       F          C
You're leadin' me astray
F              C
Over hills and mountains
    G       G7
And to Amerikay
       C
You're sweeter, stronger, decenter
       F
You're spunkier 'na tea
    C                                  G7   C
Oh, whiskey, you're me darlin' drunk or sooo-ber


[Verse]
         C
Said the mother, "Do not wrong me
      G7               F
Don't take me daughter from me
    C
For if you do I will torment you
    Am                       F
An' after death me ghost will haunt you
C
Love, fare thee well"
        C
With me tiddery idle loodle la dem da
   G7                         F
Me tiddery idle loodle la dem da
   C
Me right fol tor-rah laddy, oh
        C       G7      C     
There's whiskey in the jar, hey!


[Chorus]
C
Whiskey, you're the Devil
       F          C
You're leadin' me astray
F              C
Over hills and mountains
    G       G7
And to Amerikay
       C
You're sweeter, stronger, decenter
       F
You're spunkier 'na tea
    C                                  G7   C
Oh, whiskey, you're me darlin' drunk or sooo-ber


[Verse]
         C
Now, the French are fightin' boldly
        G7            F
Men are dyin' hot and coldly
     C
Give every man his flask of powder
    Am              F
His firelock on his shoulder
C
Love, fare thee well
        C
With me tiddery idle loodle la dem da
   G7                         F
Me tiddery idle loodle la dem da
   C
Me right fol tor-rah laddy, oh
        C       G7      C     
There's whiskey in the jar, hey!


[Chorus]
C
Whiskey, you're the Devil
       F          C
You're leadin' me astray
F              C
Over hills and mountains
    G       G7
And to Amerikay
       C
You're sweeter, stronger, decenter
       F
You're spunkier 'na tea
    C                                  G7    C
Oh, whiskey, you're me darlin' drunk or sooo-ber 
        

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• Nell Flahertys Drake
• Rosin The Bow
• The Mermaid
• The Moonshiner
• The Wild Colonial Boy
• Tim Finnegans Wake
• Whack Fol The Diddle God Bless England
• Whiskey Youre The Devil

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