Chords for Crooked Jack - Michael Kelly - (Dominic Behan cover)
Tempo:
67.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Cm
Ab
Gm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Come Irish lads, both young [Bb] and bold, with [Eb] adventure in your [Bb] souls.
to spend your [Bb] days than by working down [Cm] a hole.
[Bb] I was tall and true, all of six foot two, until [Gm] they broke me [Bb] across my back.
it's not [Bb] my own, and they call me Crooked [Cm]
Jack.
curse the day that I went [C] away, the work on those [Bb] hydro dams.
strength and fear, all my hopes and fears, bound up [G] in shut-ring jams.
was tall and true, all of six foot two, until they broke me across my back.
to spend your [Bb] days than by working down [Cm] a hole.
[Bb] I was tall and true, all of six foot two, until [Gm] they broke me [Bb] across my back.
it's not [Bb] my own, and they call me Crooked [Cm]
Jack.
curse the day that I went [C] away, the work on those [Bb] hydro dams.
strength and fear, all my hopes and fears, bound up [G] in shut-ring jams.
was tall and true, all of six foot two, until they broke me across my back.
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Bb
Cm
Ab
Gm
Eb
Bb
Cm
Ab
_ Come Irish lads, both young [Bb] and bold, with [Eb] adventure in your [Bb] souls.
[Ab] There are better ways to spend your [Bb] days than by working down [Cm] a hole.
[Bb] I was tall and true, all of six foot two, until [Gm] they broke me [Bb] across my back.
By [Ab] a name I'm [Eb] known, and it's not [Bb] my own, and they call me Crooked [Cm]
Jack.
_ _ _ _ _ And I curse the day that I went [C] away, the work on those [Bb] hydro dams.
[Ab] All my strength and fear, all my hopes and fears, bound up [G] in shut-ring jams.
[Bb] I was tall and true, all of six foot two, until they broke me across my back.
[Ab] By a name I'm known, and [Bb] it's not my own, and they call [Cm] me Crooked Jack. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, and I, [Gm] the ganger's blue [Cm]-white son, Big Jack, [Bb] could do no wrong.
[Ab] And the simple reason [Gm] was because I [Bb] could work hard out [Cm] and long.
I [Eb] was tall and true, [Bb] all of six foot two, until [Gm] they broke me across my back.
[Ab] By a name I'm known, and [F] it's not my [Bb] own, [Gm] and they call me Crooked [Cm] Jack. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I seen [Gm] men old before [G] their day, their faces [Bb] drawn and grey.
[Ab] But I never thought that I myself would soon look that [Cm] so same way.
[Eb] I was tall and [Bb] true, all of six foot [Gm] two, until they broke me [Bb] across my back.
[Ab] By a name I'm known, and it's [Bb] not my own, and they call me Crooked [Cm] Jack. _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, they say [Gm] that honest toil [Cm] is good for the body [Bb] and the soul.
[Ab] But I'll tell you lads, it's purse-woot and blood that they want you [Cm] down that hole.
[Eb] I was tall and [Bb] true, all of six foot [Cm] two, until they broke me [Bb] across my back.
[Ab] By a name I'm known, and it's not my own, and they call me [Cm] Crooked Jack.
[Eb] I was tall and true, [Bb] all of six foot two, [Cm] until they broke me across [Bb] my back.
By [Ab] a name I'm known, and it's not [Bb] my own, and they call me Crooked [Cm] Jack. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I seen men [Gm] old before their day, their [Bb] faces drawn and grey.
_ But I never thought that I myself would soon look
[Ab] There are better ways to spend your [Bb] days than by working down [Cm] a hole.
[Bb] I was tall and true, all of six foot two, until [Gm] they broke me [Bb] across my back.
By [Ab] a name I'm [Eb] known, and it's not [Bb] my own, and they call me Crooked [Cm]
Jack.
_ _ _ _ _ And I curse the day that I went [C] away, the work on those [Bb] hydro dams.
[Ab] All my strength and fear, all my hopes and fears, bound up [G] in shut-ring jams.
[Bb] I was tall and true, all of six foot two, until they broke me across my back.
[Ab] By a name I'm known, and [Bb] it's not my own, and they call [Cm] me Crooked Jack. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, and I, [Gm] the ganger's blue [Cm]-white son, Big Jack, [Bb] could do no wrong.
[Ab] And the simple reason [Gm] was because I [Bb] could work hard out [Cm] and long.
I [Eb] was tall and true, [Bb] all of six foot two, until [Gm] they broke me across my back.
[Ab] By a name I'm known, and [F] it's not my [Bb] own, [Gm] and they call me Crooked [Cm] Jack. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I seen [Gm] men old before [G] their day, their faces [Bb] drawn and grey.
[Ab] But I never thought that I myself would soon look that [Cm] so same way.
[Eb] I was tall and [Bb] true, all of six foot [Gm] two, until they broke me [Bb] across my back.
[Ab] By a name I'm known, and it's [Bb] not my own, and they call me Crooked [Cm] Jack. _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, they say [Gm] that honest toil [Cm] is good for the body [Bb] and the soul.
[Ab] But I'll tell you lads, it's purse-woot and blood that they want you [Cm] down that hole.
[Eb] I was tall and [Bb] true, all of six foot [Cm] two, until they broke me [Bb] across my back.
[Ab] By a name I'm known, and it's not my own, and they call me [Cm] Crooked Jack.
[Eb] I was tall and true, [Bb] all of six foot two, [Cm] until they broke me across [Bb] my back.
By [Ab] a name I'm known, and it's not [Bb] my own, and they call me Crooked [Cm] Jack. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I seen men [Gm] old before their day, their [Bb] faces drawn and grey.
_ But I never thought that I myself would soon look