Chords for Ed McCurdy - Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor (Newfoundland folk song)
Tempo:
122.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Upon the isle of Newfoundland there lived a [G] sailor boy.
He was a handsome sailor lad, his father's [C] pride and joy.
He was born and boarded his father's ship on a dark and [G] stormy morn, and he helped the crew harpoon a whale on the day that [C] he was born.
Jack was every inch [G] a sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch a [G] sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C] sea.
When Jack grew up to be a man he sailed from shore to [G] shore, he sailed his ship around the world a dozen times or more.
Harpooning whales was play to him for he was very [G] strong, and he was also very tall and his beard was [C] very long.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C] blue sea.
One night while Jack was standing watch a storm began to blow, it blew so hard that soon the ship was tossing to and fro.
A great big wave rolled up to Jack and washed him [G] to the rail, and he was tossed into the sea and swallowed [C] by a whale.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C] blue sea.
Now when that whale had swallowed Jack he soon [G] began to shake, for this old whale had got himself a mighty [C] stomach ache.
Well now said Jack this poor old whale don't know what [G] he's about, so he grabbed that whale all by the tail and pulled him [C] inside out.
Oh Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, five and twenty years [C] a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G] a sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C] sea.
He was a handsome sailor lad, his father's [C] pride and joy.
He was born and boarded his father's ship on a dark and [G] stormy morn, and he helped the crew harpoon a whale on the day that [C] he was born.
Jack was every inch [G] a sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
Jack was every inch a [G] sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C] sea.
When Jack grew up to be a man he sailed from shore to [G] shore, he sailed his ship around the world a dozen times or more.
Harpooning whales was play to him for he was very [G] strong, and he was also very tall and his beard was [C] very long.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C] blue sea.
One night while Jack was standing watch a storm began to blow, it blew so hard that soon the ship was tossing to and fro.
A great big wave rolled up to Jack and washed him [G] to the rail, and he was tossed into the sea and swallowed [C] by a whale.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C] blue sea.
Now when that whale had swallowed Jack he soon [G] began to shake, for this old whale had got himself a mighty [C] stomach ache.
Well now said Jack this poor old whale don't know what [G] he's about, so he grabbed that whale all by the tail and pulled him [C] inside out.
Oh Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, five and twenty years [C] a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G] a sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C] sea.
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Upon the isle of Newfoundland there lived a [G] sailor boy.
He was a handsome sailor lad, his father's [C] pride and joy.
He was born and boarded his father's ship on a dark and [G] stormy morn, and he helped the crew harpoon a whale on the day that [C] he was born.
_ Jack was every inch [G] a _ sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
_ Jack was every inch a [G] _ sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C] sea.
_ When Jack grew up to be a man he sailed from shore to [G] shore, he sailed his ship around the world a dozen times or more.
_ Harpooning whales was play to him for he was very [G] strong, and he was also very tall and his beard was [C] very long.
Jack was every [G] inch a _ sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
_ Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C] blue sea.
_ One night while Jack was standing watch a storm began to blow, it blew so hard that soon the ship was tossing to and fro.
A great big wave rolled up to Jack and washed him [G] to the rail, and he was tossed into the sea and swallowed [C] by a whale.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C] years a _ whaler.
Jack was every [G] inch a _ sailor, he was born upon the bright [C] blue sea.
_ Now when that whale had swallowed Jack he soon [G] began to shake, for this old whale had got himself a mighty [C] stomach ache.
Well now said Jack this poor old whale don't know what [G] he's about, so he grabbed that whale all by the tail and pulled him [C] inside out.
Oh Jack was every [G] inch a _ sailor, five and twenty years [C] a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G] a sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C] sea. _ _ _ _ _ _
Upon the isle of Newfoundland there lived a [G] sailor boy.
He was a handsome sailor lad, his father's [C] pride and joy.
He was born and boarded his father's ship on a dark and [G] stormy morn, and he helped the crew harpoon a whale on the day that [C] he was born.
_ Jack was every inch [G] a _ sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
_ Jack was every inch a [G] _ sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C] sea.
_ When Jack grew up to be a man he sailed from shore to [G] shore, he sailed his ship around the world a dozen times or more.
_ Harpooning whales was play to him for he was very [G] strong, and he was also very tall and his beard was [C] very long.
Jack was every [G] inch a _ sailor, five and twenty [C] years a whaler.
_ Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, he was born upon the bright [C] blue sea.
_ One night while Jack was standing watch a storm began to blow, it blew so hard that soon the ship was tossing to and fro.
A great big wave rolled up to Jack and washed him [G] to the rail, and he was tossed into the sea and swallowed [C] by a whale.
Jack was every [G] inch a sailor, five and twenty [C] years a _ whaler.
Jack was every [G] inch a _ sailor, he was born upon the bright [C] blue sea.
_ Now when that whale had swallowed Jack he soon [G] began to shake, for this old whale had got himself a mighty [C] stomach ache.
Well now said Jack this poor old whale don't know what [G] he's about, so he grabbed that whale all by the tail and pulled him [C] inside out.
Oh Jack was every [G] inch a _ sailor, five and twenty years [C] a whaler.
Jack was every inch [G] a sailor, he was born upon the bright blue [C] sea. _ _ _ _ _ _