Whiskey, You’re the Devil --- Trad.
[D]Whiskey, You’re the Devil, you’re [G]leadin’ me astray,
[D]Over hills and mountains, and [A7]to Amerikay.
You’re [D]sweeter, kinder, decenter; you’re [G]spunkier than tae.
Oh, [D]whiskey you’re my darlin’ drunk or [A7]so-[D]ber.
Oh, [D]now brave boys, we’re on the march; and [G]off to Portugal and Spain.
[D]Drums are beating, banners flying; the [A7]Devil a-home will come tonight.
Oh, [D]love, fare-thee-well, with me tithery-eye-the-doodle-um-a-da,
Me-[G]tithery-eye-the-doodle-um-a-da. Me-[D]rikes-fall-too-ra-laddie-oh.
There’s [A7]whiskey in the [D]jar. Hey!
[D]Whiskey, You’re the Devil, you’re [G]leadin’ me astray,
[D]Over hills and mountains, and [A7]to Amerikay.
You’re [D]sweeter, kinder, decenter; you’re [G]spunkier than tae.
Oh, [D]whiskey you’re my darlin’ drunk or [A7]so-[D]ber.
Well the [D]French are fightin’ boldly, men are [G]dyin’ hot and coldly,
Give [D]every man his flask of powder, his [A7]firelock on his shoulder.
Oh, [D]love, fare-thee-well, with me tithery-eye-the-doodle-um-a-da,
Me-[G]tithery-eye-the-doodle-um-a-da. Me-[D]rikes-fall-too-ra-laddie-oh.
There’s [A7]whiskey in the [D]jar. Hey!
[D]Whiskey, You’re the Devil, you’re [G]leadin’ me astray,
[D]Over hills and mountains, and [A7]to Amerikay.
You’re [D]sweeter, kinder, decenter; you’re [G]spunkier than tae.
Oh, [D]whiskey you’re my darlin’ drunk or [A7]so-[D]ber.
Said the [D]mother: “Do not wrong me. Do not [G]take my daughter from me.”
”For [D]if you do I will torment you, and [A7]after death my ghost will haunt you.”
Oh, [D]love, fare-thee-well, with me tithery-eye-the-doodle-um-a-da,
Me-[G]tithery-eye-the-doodle-um-a-da. Me-[D]rikes-fall-too-ra-laddie-oh.
There’s [A7]whiskey in the [D]jar. Hey!
[D]Whiskey, You’re the Devil, you’re [G]leadin’ me astray,
[D]Over hills and mountains, and [A7]to Amerikay.
You’re [D]sweeter, kinder, decenter; you’re [G]spunkier than tae.
Oh, [D]whiskey you’re my darlin’ drunk or [A7]so-[D]ber.