Whiskey You're The Devil keyboard

Whiskey You're The Devil

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The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

(standard tuning)


Chorus
    D                 
Oh, whisky you’re the devil
       G            D 
you’re leading me astray
               Bm
Over hills and mountains
    Em       A 
and to Americay
       D                  D7 
you’re sweeter, stronger, decenter
       G             Bm 
You’re spunkier than tay
   D       G         D                A7 D 
Oh whiskey you’re my darling drunk or sober

1st Verse
       D
Oh now brave boys we’re on the march
Em              A
And off to Portugal and Spain
    D                  Bm
The drums are beating, banners high
    Em                A
The devil a home will come tonight
   D
Oh love, fare you well

Pre-chorus
       D
with a too da loo ra loo ra doo de da
  Em                          A
a too ra loo ra loo ra doo de da
   D          G      D      Bm                
me rikes fall too ra laddie-o
        A             D
there's whisky in the jar

Chorus
    D                 
Oh, whisky you’re the devil
       G            D 
you’re leading me astray
               Bm
Over hills and mountains
    Em      A 
and to Americay
       D                  D7 
you’re sweeter, stronger, decenter
       G             Bm 
You’re spunkier than tay
   D      G         D                A7 D 
Oh whisky you’re my darling drunk or sober

2nd Verse
    D                          Em                     A
The French are fighting boldly, men are dying hot and coldly
     D             Bm                   Em              A
give every man his flask of powder, his firelock on his shoulder, so its go, fare thee well

Pre-chorus
       D
with a too da loo ra loo ra doo de da
  Em                          A
a too ra loo ra loo ra doo de da
   D          G      D      Bm                
me rikes fall too ra laddie-o
        A             D
there's whisky in the jar

Chorus
    D                 
Oh, whisky you’re the devil
       G            D 
you’re leading me astray
               Bm
Over hills and mountains
    Em      A 
and to Americay
       D                  D7 
you’re sweeter, stronger, decenter
       G             Bm 
You’re spunkier than tay
   D      G         D                A7 D 
Oh whisky you’re my darling drunk or sober

3rd Verse
         D                             Em               A
Says the mother do not wrong me, don't take me daughter from me
    D            Bm                Em               A                    D
for if you do I will torment you, when I'm dead my ghost will haunt you, so its go, fare thee well

Pre-chorus
       D
with a too da loo ra loo ra doo de da
  Em                          A
a too ra loo ra loo ra doo de da
   D          G      D      Bm                
me rikes fall too ra laddie-o
        A             D
there's whisky in the jar

Chorus
    D                 
Oh, whisky you’re the devil
       G            D 
you’re leading me astray
               Bm
Over hills and mountains
    Em      A 
and to Americay
       D                  D7 
you’re sweeter, stronger, decenter
       G             Bm 
You’re spunkier than tay
   D      G         D                A7 D 
Oh whisky you’re my darling drunk or sober

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