Crooked Jack Chords by John Doyle

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_ _ I was taught and true all [Cm] of six foot two, [F] but they broke me across [Cm] the [F] back.
By a name I'm [Fm] known and it's not my [F] own, they call [Eb] me crooked [F]
[Bbm] Jack.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] Not a ganger's blue eyed boy was I, [F]
big Jack could do [Eb] no wrong.
[F] And the reason [Cm] simply [Fm] was because I could work [Cm] hard hours [F] and long.
[Ab] I was taught and true [Cm] all of six foot two, [F] but they broke [Db] me across [Cm] the back.
[Db] By a name I'm known and it's [Eb] not my [F] own, they call me crooked Jack. _ _
_ _ [Fm] And I curse the day that I went away [Bb] to [Fm] work on the [Gm] hydro [Cm] dam.
[F] For sweat and tears, [Fm]
our hopes [F] and fears, brought hope [Cm] in children [Bb] _
_ jams.
[Ab] I was taught and [Cm] true all of six foot two, [F] but they broke [Db] me across [Cm] the [F] back.
By [Db] a name I'm known and it's not [Eb] my own, they call me [F] crooked _ Jack.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I've seen old men [Cm] before their time, [Fm] their faces drawn [Cm] and grey.
[Bb] But I [Fm] never thought so soon would mine be [Eb] lying in the cell same [Bb] way.
[Ab] I was taught and true [Cm] all of six foot two, [Fm] but they broke me across the [Cm] back.
[Db] By a name I'm known and [Eb] it's not my own, [F] they call me [Eb] crooked [F] _ Jack. _ _
_ And [Fm] they say that honest [Bbm] toy is [F] good for the spirit and [Eb] the soul.
But [Fm] believe me boys, it's for sweat [Bb] and blood that they want you down a hole.
[Ab] I was taught and true [Cm] all of six foot two, [F] but they broke me across [Cm]
the back.
[Db] By a name I'm known and it's [F] not my own, they call me [Eb] crooked [Bb] Jack.
[Fm] [Ab] I was taught and true [Cm] all of six foot two, [F] but they broke me across [Cm] the back.
[Fm] By [Db] a name I'm known and it's not [Cm] my [F] own, they call [Eb] me crooked [F] _ Jack.
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