Chords for Dick Gaughan-Crooked Jack-Lyrics
Tempo:
126.75 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] Come Irishman, both young and stern, with adventure in your soul.
There are better ways to spend your days than in barking down a hole.
I was tall and true, all of [Dm] six foot two, but they broke [D] me across the back.
By any name I'm known, and it's not my own, they call me Crooked Jack.
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Dm] [D] [Am]
[D]
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [Am] [D]
And the gangers blew, why boy was I, Big Jack could do no wrong.
And the reason simply was, because I could work hard hours [C] and long.
[D] I was tall and true, all of six foot two, but they broke me across the back.
By any name I'm known, and it's not my [Am] own, [D] they call me Crooked Jack.
And I've seen men [F] old before their [G] time, their [D] faces drawn and grey.
But I never thought [F] so soon, [G] but mine, [D] they lined themselves same way.
I [F] was tall and true, [D] all of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C]
back.
By [D] any name I'm known, [F] and it's not my [G] own, [D] they call [A] me Crooked [D] Jack.
And I cursed the day [C] that I [G] went away [D] to work on the hydro [Am] dams.
For [B] sweat and [Cm] tears, our hopes [G] and fears [D] bound up in shattering jams.
[F] I was tall and true, all [D] of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] back.
By any [D] name I'm known, [F] and it's not [G] my own, [D] they call [C] me [D] Crooked Jack.
[Dm] And [D] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[C] [D]
they say that honest [Bb] [G] toil is good [Dm] for the spirit [Am] and the soul.
But [D] believe me boys, it's for sweat and blood that they want you down the hole.
I [F] was tall and true, [D] all of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] back.
[D] By any name I'm known, and it's not [G] my own, [D] they call me Crooked Jack.
[Dm] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[Am] [D] [A]
[D] [F]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[D] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[Am]
[D] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[G]
There are better ways to spend your days than in barking down a hole.
I was tall and true, all of [Dm] six foot two, but they broke [D] me across the back.
By any name I'm known, and it's not my own, they call me Crooked Jack.
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Dm] [D] [Am]
[D]
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [Am] [D]
And the gangers blew, why boy was I, Big Jack could do no wrong.
And the reason simply was, because I could work hard hours [C] and long.
[D] I was tall and true, all of six foot two, but they broke me across the back.
By any name I'm known, and it's not my [Am] own, [D] they call me Crooked Jack.
And I've seen men [F] old before their [G] time, their [D] faces drawn and grey.
But I never thought [F] so soon, [G] but mine, [D] they lined themselves same way.
I [F] was tall and true, [D] all of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C]
back.
By [D] any name I'm known, [F] and it's not my [G] own, [D] they call [A] me Crooked [D] Jack.
And I cursed the day [C] that I [G] went away [D] to work on the hydro [Am] dams.
For [B] sweat and [Cm] tears, our hopes [G] and fears [D] bound up in shattering jams.
[F] I was tall and true, all [D] of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] back.
By any [D] name I'm known, [F] and it's not [G] my own, [D] they call [C] me [D] Crooked Jack.
[Dm] And [D] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[C] [D]
they say that honest [Bb] [G] toil is good [Dm] for the spirit [Am] and the soul.
But [D] believe me boys, it's for sweat and blood that they want you down the hole.
I [F] was tall and true, [D] all of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] back.
[D] By any name I'm known, and it's not [G] my own, [D] they call me Crooked Jack.
[Dm] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[Am] [D] [A]
[D] [F]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[D] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[Am]
[D] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[G]
Key:
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_ _ _ [D] Come Irishman, both young and stern, with adventure in your soul.
_ _ There are better ways to spend your days than in barking down a hole.
_ _ I was tall and true, all of [Dm] six foot _ two, but they broke [D] me across the _ _ back.
_ By any name I'm known, and it's not my own, _ they call me Crooked _ Jack. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ And the gangers blew, why boy was I, _ Big Jack could do no wrong. _ _
And the reason simply was, because I could work hard hours [C] and long.
_ [D] _ I was tall and true, all of six foot two, _ but they broke me across the _ _ back.
By any name I'm known, and it's not my [Am] own, _ [D] they call me Crooked _ _ Jack. _ _ _
_ And I've seen men [F] old before their [G] time, their [D] faces drawn and grey.
_ _ But I never thought [F] so soon, [G] but mine, [D] they lined themselves same _ way.
_ I [F] was tall and true, [D] all of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] _
back.
_ By [D] any name I'm known, [F] and it's not my [G] _ own, [D] they call [A] me Crooked [D] _ Jack. _ _
_ _ _ And I cursed the day [C] that I [G] went away [D] to work on the hydro _ [Am] _ _ dams.
For [B] sweat and [Cm] tears, our hopes [G] and fears [D] bound up in shattering _ jams.
_ [F] I was tall and true, all [D] of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] _ _ back. _
By any [D] name I'm known, [F] and it's not [G] my _ own, [D] they call [C] me [D] Crooked Jack.
_ _ _ [Dm] And _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
they say that honest [Bb] [G] toil is good [Dm] for the spirit [Am] and the soul.
_ But [D] believe me boys, it's for sweat and blood that they want you down the hole. _
I [F] was tall and true, [D] all of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] _ back.
_ _ [D] By any name I'm known, and it's not [G] my _ own, [D] they call me Crooked _ _ Jack. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There are better ways to spend your days than in barking down a hole.
_ _ I was tall and true, all of [Dm] six foot _ two, but they broke [D] me across the _ _ back.
_ By any name I'm known, and it's not my own, _ they call me Crooked _ Jack. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ And the gangers blew, why boy was I, _ Big Jack could do no wrong. _ _
And the reason simply was, because I could work hard hours [C] and long.
_ [D] _ I was tall and true, all of six foot two, _ but they broke me across the _ _ back.
By any name I'm known, and it's not my [Am] own, _ [D] they call me Crooked _ _ Jack. _ _ _
_ And I've seen men [F] old before their [G] time, their [D] faces drawn and grey.
_ _ But I never thought [F] so soon, [G] but mine, [D] they lined themselves same _ way.
_ I [F] was tall and true, [D] all of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] _
back.
_ By [D] any name I'm known, [F] and it's not my [G] _ own, [D] they call [A] me Crooked [D] _ Jack. _ _
_ _ _ And I cursed the day [C] that I [G] went away [D] to work on the hydro _ [Am] _ _ dams.
For [B] sweat and [Cm] tears, our hopes [G] and fears [D] bound up in shattering _ jams.
_ [F] I was tall and true, all [D] of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] _ _ back. _
By any [D] name I'm known, [F] and it's not [G] my _ own, [D] they call [C] me [D] Crooked Jack.
_ _ _ [Dm] And _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
they say that honest [Bb] [G] toil is good [Dm] for the spirit [Am] and the soul.
_ But [D] believe me boys, it's for sweat and blood that they want you down the hole. _
I [F] was tall and true, [D] all of six foot two, but they broke me across the [C] _ back.
_ _ [D] By any name I'm known, and it's not [G] my _ own, [D] they call me Crooked _ _ Jack. _ _ _ _ _
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