Chords for Burl Ives ,,,,Jack was Every Inch ASailor
Tempo:
97.7 bpm
Chords used:
G#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#] Jack was every [G#] inch a sailor, five and twenty years [C#] a whaler.
Jack was every [G#] inch a sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C#]
sea.
Was twenty-five or thirty years since Jack first [G#] saw the light.
He came into this world, oh, one dark and [C#] stormy night.
He was born on board his father's ship when she was a-laying [G#] too, about twenty-five or thirty miles southeast of Backaloo.
[C#] Jack was every [G#] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
When Jack grew up to be a man he went to [G#] Labrador.
He fished in Indian Harbor where his father fished [C#] before.
On his returning in the fog he met a heavy [G#] gale, and Jack was swept into the sea and swallowed by a whale.
[C#] Jack was every inch a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
The whale would spray for Babins Bay about ninety [G#] knots an hour, and every time he blew a spray he'd send it in [C#] a shower.
Oh now, said Jack unto himself, I must see what he's [G#] about.
He caught the whale all by the tail and turned him wrong-side out.
Jack was every inch a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
[G#]
[C#] Jack was every [G#] inch a sailor, five and twenty years [C#] a whaler.
Jack was every [G#] inch a sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C#]
sea.
Was twenty-five or thirty years since Jack first [G#] saw the light.
He came into this world, oh, one dark and [C#] stormy night.
He was born on board his father's ship when she was a-laying [G#] too, about twenty-five or thirty miles southeast of Backaloo.
[C#] Jack was every [G#] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
When Jack grew up to be a man he went to [G#] Labrador.
He fished in Indian Harbor where his father fished [C#] before.
On his returning in the fog he met a heavy [G#] gale, and Jack was swept into the sea and swallowed by a whale.
[C#] Jack was every inch a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
The whale would spray for Babins Bay about ninety [G#] knots an hour, and every time he blew a spray he'd send it in [C#] a shower.
Oh now, said Jack unto himself, I must see what he's [G#] about.
He caught the whale all by the tail and turned him wrong-side out.
Jack was every inch a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ Jack was every [G#] inch a _ sailor, five and twenty years [C#] a whaler.
_ Jack was every [G#] inch a _ sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C#]
sea.
_ _ Was twenty-five or thirty years since Jack first [G#] saw the light.
He came into this world, oh, one dark and [C#] stormy night.
He was born on board his father's ship when she was a-laying [G#] too, about twenty-five or thirty miles southeast of Backaloo.
[C#] Jack was every [G#] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
_ _ When Jack grew up to be a man he went to [G#] Labrador.
He fished in Indian Harbor where his father fished [C#] before.
On his returning in the fog he met a heavy [G#] gale, and Jack was swept into the sea and swallowed by a whale.
[C#] Jack was every inch a _ sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
_ Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
_ The whale would spray for Babins Bay about ninety [G#] knots an hour, and every time he blew a spray he'd send it in [C#] a shower.
Oh now, said Jack unto himself, I must see what he's [G#] about.
He caught the whale all by the tail and turned him wrong-side out.
_ Jack was every inch a _ sailor, _ five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
_ Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, _ five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ Jack was every [G#] inch a _ sailor, five and twenty years [C#] a whaler.
_ Jack was every [G#] inch a _ sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C#]
sea.
_ _ Was twenty-five or thirty years since Jack first [G#] saw the light.
He came into this world, oh, one dark and [C#] stormy night.
He was born on board his father's ship when she was a-laying [G#] too, about twenty-five or thirty miles southeast of Backaloo.
[C#] Jack was every [G#] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
_ _ When Jack grew up to be a man he went to [G#] Labrador.
He fished in Indian Harbor where his father fished [C#] before.
On his returning in the fog he met a heavy [G#] gale, and Jack was swept into the sea and swallowed by a whale.
[C#] Jack was every inch a _ sailor, five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
_ Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
_ The whale would spray for Babins Bay about ninety [G#] knots an hour, and every time he blew a spray he'd send it in [C#] a shower.
Oh now, said Jack unto himself, I must see what he's [G#] about.
He caught the whale all by the tail and turned him wrong-side out.
_ Jack was every inch a _ sailor, _ five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C#] blue sea.
_ Jack was every inch [G#] a sailor, _ five and twenty [C#] years a whaler.
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