Chords for Bert Jansch-January man
Tempo:
95.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
D
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
O [A]'er the [D] January man, he [D] walks the road in woolen coat [Fm] and boots of [A] leather.
[Am] The [F] February man [A] still shakes the snow from off his hair and blows his [Am] hand.
O'er the man of [C] March, [A] he sees the spring and wonders what the year [G] will bring, [D] and hopes for [Am] better weather.
[A]
[Am] [D] [Am]
Through [A] [D] April rain the man goes down to watch [Gm] the birds come [G] in to share the [A] sun.
[Am]
[E] The man of May stands [A] very still watching the children dance away [Am] the day.
In June the man [D] [A] inside the man [Am] is young and wants [G] to lend a hand and grins at each [Am] new colour.
[D] [Am] And in [D] July the [A] man in cotton shirt he sits [G] and thinks on [A] being a heather.
[Am] [E] The August man in [A] thousands takes the road to watch the sea and [Am] find the sun.
[Bm] September man is [Am] standing near to saddle up [G] and leave the year, and autumn is [Am] his bride.
[A] [Am]
[D] [A]
[F] [A]
[Am] [E] [A]
[Am] [C]
[G]
[Am] [A] [A]
[Am] [D] [A] And the man [D] of New [A] October takes the reins and early frost [F] is on the [A] shoulders.
[E] The full [Dm] November man [A] sees fire and rain and snow and mist and a winter [Am] gale.
[C] December man [D] looks through [A] the snow to let eleven [G] brothers know they're all a little [Am] old.
[D] [A] And the [D] January man [A] comes round [G] again in woolen clothes and boots of [A] leather
to [A] take another turn and walk along the icy road he knows so [Am]
well.
[G] Oh the January [Am] man is here for starting each [G] and every year along the road [Am] forever.
[D]
O [A]'er the [D] January man, he [D] walks the road in woolen coat [Fm] and boots of [A] leather.
[Am] The [F] February man [A] still shakes the snow from off his hair and blows his [Am] hand.
O'er the man of [C] March, [A] he sees the spring and wonders what the year [G] will bring, [D] and hopes for [Am] better weather.
[A]
[Am] [D] [Am]
Through [A] [D] April rain the man goes down to watch [Gm] the birds come [G] in to share the [A] sun.
[Am]
[E] The man of May stands [A] very still watching the children dance away [Am] the day.
In June the man [D] [A] inside the man [Am] is young and wants [G] to lend a hand and grins at each [Am] new colour.
[D] [Am] And in [D] July the [A] man in cotton shirt he sits [G] and thinks on [A] being a heather.
[Am] [E] The August man in [A] thousands takes the road to watch the sea and [Am] find the sun.
[Bm] September man is [Am] standing near to saddle up [G] and leave the year, and autumn is [Am] his bride.
[A] [Am]
[D] [A]
[F] [A]
[Am] [E] [A]
[Am] [C]
[G]
[Am] [A] [A]
[Am] [D] [A] And the man [D] of New [A] October takes the reins and early frost [F] is on the [A] shoulders.
[E] The full [Dm] November man [A] sees fire and rain and snow and mist and a winter [Am] gale.
[C] December man [D] looks through [A] the snow to let eleven [G] brothers know they're all a little [Am] old.
[D] [A] And the [D] January man [A] comes round [G] again in woolen clothes and boots of [A] leather
to [A] take another turn and walk along the icy road he knows so [Am]
well.
[G] Oh the January [Am] man is here for starting each [G] and every year along the road [Am] forever.
[D]
Key:
A
Am
D
G
E
A
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D
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ O [A]'er the [D] January man, he [D] walks the road in woolen coat [Fm] and boots of [A] leather.
_ _ [Am] _ _ The [F] February man [A] still shakes the snow from off his hair and blows his [Am] hand.
O'er the man of [C] March, [A] he sees the spring and wonders what the year [G] will bring, [D] and hopes for [Am] better weather.
_ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
Through [A] [D] April rain the man goes down to watch [Gm] the birds come [G] in to share the [A] sun.
_ [Am] _ _
_ [E] The man of May stands [A] very still watching the children dance away [Am] the day.
In June the man [D] [A] inside the man [Am] is young and wants [G] to lend a hand and grins at each [Am] new colour. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ And in [D] July the [A] man in cotton shirt he sits [G] and thinks on [A] being a heather.
[Am] _ _ _ [E] The August man in [A] thousands takes the road to watch the sea and [Am] find the sun.
_ [Bm] September man is [Am] standing near to saddle up [G] and leave the year, and autumn is [Am] his bride. _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] And the man [D] of New [A] October takes the reins and early frost [F] is on the _ [A] shoulders. _ _
[E] The full [Dm] November man [A] sees fire and rain and snow and mist and a winter [Am] gale.
[C] December man [D] looks through [A] the snow to let eleven [G] brothers know they're all a little [Am] old. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] And the [D] January man [A] comes round [G] again in woolen clothes and boots of [A] leather
to _ _ _ [A] take another turn and walk along the icy road he knows so [Am]
well.
[G] Oh the January [Am] man is here for starting each [G] and every year along the road [Am] forever. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ O [A]'er the [D] January man, he [D] walks the road in woolen coat [Fm] and boots of [A] leather.
_ _ [Am] _ _ The [F] February man [A] still shakes the snow from off his hair and blows his [Am] hand.
O'er the man of [C] March, [A] he sees the spring and wonders what the year [G] will bring, [D] and hopes for [Am] better weather.
_ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
Through [A] [D] April rain the man goes down to watch [Gm] the birds come [G] in to share the [A] sun.
_ [Am] _ _
_ [E] The man of May stands [A] very still watching the children dance away [Am] the day.
In June the man [D] [A] inside the man [Am] is young and wants [G] to lend a hand and grins at each [Am] new colour. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ And in [D] July the [A] man in cotton shirt he sits [G] and thinks on [A] being a heather.
[Am] _ _ _ [E] The August man in [A] thousands takes the road to watch the sea and [Am] find the sun.
_ [Bm] September man is [Am] standing near to saddle up [G] and leave the year, and autumn is [Am] his bride. _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] And the man [D] of New [A] October takes the reins and early frost [F] is on the _ [A] shoulders. _ _
[E] The full [Dm] November man [A] sees fire and rain and snow and mist and a winter [Am] gale.
[C] December man [D] looks through [A] the snow to let eleven [G] brothers know they're all a little [Am] old. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] And the [D] January man [A] comes round [G] again in woolen clothes and boots of [A] leather
to _ _ _ [A] take another turn and walk along the icy road he knows so [Am]
well.
[G] Oh the January [Am] man is here for starting each [G] and every year along the road [Am] forever. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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