Whiskey You're The Devil

The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem - Whiskey You're The Devil

Tom: D

    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 

 

    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 


    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 

 

    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