Chords for Guy Clark -- Ramblin' Jack and Mahan.wmv
Tempo:
95.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
F#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[F#m] [B]
Old rambling Jack Elliot said, I got these lines in my face
life.
of all the fools I've been,
To which Larry Mahan replied, he said,
sweet bird of you was sitting on my shoulder
yesterday.
always changing partners,
Old rambling Jack Elliot said, I got these lines in my face
life.
of all the fools I've been,
To which Larry Mahan replied, he said,
sweet bird of you was sitting on my shoulder
yesterday.
always changing partners,
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B
E
F#
F#m
Em
B
E
F#
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Old rambling Jack Elliot said, _ _ _ _ _ I got these lines in my face
trying to straighten out wrinkles in [E] my life.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] When I think of all the fools I've been,
it's a wonder that I've sailed this many [B] miles.
_ _ _ _ To which Larry Mahan replied, _ _ _ he said,
the sweet bird of you was sitting on my shoulder
[E] _
yesterday.
_ _ _ _ [F#] But she's always changing partners,
and I always knew she'd up and [B] fly away.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, it's [E] staying up all night in a Driscoll Hotel.
[B]
Rambling Jack and Mahan, cowboyed all to hell.
[F#m] [E] And the room smelled like bull.
The words sounded like [Bm] songs.
[F#] Now, they're the pair to draw to.
Boys, I would [B] not steer you wrong. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ So rambling Jack said, _ _ _ _ he said, I recall a time
I set my soul on fire just [Em] for show.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] And all it ever taught me was the more I learned,
the less I seem [B] to know. _
_ _ _ Old Mahan crawled out behind the couch.
Said, Jack, _ _ _ _ _ he said, as far as I can see,
mistakes are only horses [Em] in disguise. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] Ain't no need to ride them over,
because we could not ride them [C#m] different [B] if we tried.
_ [E] And it's staying up all night in a Driscoll Hotel.
[B]
Rambling Jack and Mahan, cowboyed all to hell.
[E] And the room smelled like bull.
The words sounded like songs.
[F#] Now, they're the pair to draw to.
Boys, I would not [B] steer you wrong.
[E] Staying up all night in a Driscoll Hotel.
[B] Rambling Jack and Mahan, cowboyed all to hell.
[E] And the room smelled like bull.
The words sounded like songs.
[F#] Now, they're the pair to draw to.
Boys, I would not steer [B] you wrong.
_ _ [E] _
_ Yes, sir.
We bought a damn monkey.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Old rambling Jack Elliot said, _ _ _ _ _ I got these lines in my face
trying to straighten out wrinkles in [E] my life.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] When I think of all the fools I've been,
it's a wonder that I've sailed this many [B] miles.
_ _ _ _ To which Larry Mahan replied, _ _ _ he said,
the sweet bird of you was sitting on my shoulder
[E] _
yesterday.
_ _ _ _ [F#] But she's always changing partners,
and I always knew she'd up and [B] fly away.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, it's [E] staying up all night in a Driscoll Hotel.
[B]
Rambling Jack and Mahan, cowboyed all to hell.
[F#m] [E] And the room smelled like bull.
The words sounded like [Bm] songs.
[F#] Now, they're the pair to draw to.
Boys, I would [B] not steer you wrong. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ So rambling Jack said, _ _ _ _ he said, I recall a time
I set my soul on fire just [Em] for show.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] And all it ever taught me was the more I learned,
the less I seem [B] to know. _
_ _ _ Old Mahan crawled out behind the couch.
Said, Jack, _ _ _ _ _ he said, as far as I can see,
mistakes are only horses [Em] in disguise. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] Ain't no need to ride them over,
because we could not ride them [C#m] different [B] if we tried.
_ [E] And it's staying up all night in a Driscoll Hotel.
[B]
Rambling Jack and Mahan, cowboyed all to hell.
[E] And the room smelled like bull.
The words sounded like songs.
[F#] Now, they're the pair to draw to.
Boys, I would not [B] steer you wrong.
[E] Staying up all night in a Driscoll Hotel.
[B] Rambling Jack and Mahan, cowboyed all to hell.
[E] And the room smelled like bull.
The words sounded like songs.
[F#] Now, they're the pair to draw to.
Boys, I would not steer [B] you wrong.
_ _ [E] _
_ Yes, sir.
We bought a damn monkey.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _