Chords for Jack Straw (Live at Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 5/8/77)
Tempo:
127.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Em] [F#]
[E]
[F#] [E]
[B] [E] We could [F#m] share [C#m] what [A]
[E] [Bm] we [D] gotta give [A] cause we gotta share all [E] of mine.
[D] [A]
[E]
Keep on [F#m] rolling just [B] a mile.
[C#m] [E] [A] [E]
Keep on rolling [Bm] my [D] old [A] buddy you're moving [E] much too [B] slow.
[A] [E]
I just put a four-mile spell right outside the fence.
Dripped a drink, smoked lots of gin.
Ain't that a pity?
[B] It burns [F#] my ears to listen.
It burns my eyes to see.
Cut down the men in cold blood.
[C#] Fight this world [D] with [Bm] me.
[A]
[E]
[Bm] [A]
[E]
[Bm] [A] [E]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [D]
[Bm] We used to play [A] it silver.
[C#m] Now we play it [E] for life.
[Bm]
What we [A] sported once was blood that's more to [E] deny.
[D] [Bm] Now the [A] die is shaken.
Now the dime [E] must fall.
[D] There ain't a [A] winner in the game.
[E] He don't go home [A] no more.
[D] Not with bull.
[G]
[D] [G]
[E]
Leave in [F#m] Texas.
Fourth of [C#m] July.
[A]
[E] Sun so high, [Bm] clouds [D] so low.
[A] Needles [E] feel the sky.
[D] [A]
[E]
Jackson, Detroit, [F#m] London, Alice and the [C#m] Baby.
[A]
[E] Red and blue, [Bm] Alice [D] shining.
[A] From sea to [E] shining [B] sea.
[A] [E]
Just a straight nickel line.
Gotta settle one horse go.
One small part of pride.
[F#] Ain't a place [F#] a man can hide.
We'll keep him from the sun.
Ain't a bet you can't give us right now.
[C#] You keep us [D] on the run.
[A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [B] [A]
[E] [C#m]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A] We used [E] to play it silver.
Now the die is shaken.
There
[D] [Bm] ain't a winner in the game.
[A]
[E] Gotta settle one horse [D] go.
One [Bm] small part of pride.
[A] in another to go
[E] our body [A] are moving
much [D] too slow
[G]
[D] slow
we [G]
[F] [E]
[A] [E]
can share
[F#m] a woman we can [C#m] share the wine
[A] [F]
[D]
[G#] [A]
[B] [A]
[E]
[A]
[N]
[E]
[F#] [E]
[B] [E] We could [F#m] share [C#m] what [A]
[E] [Bm] we [D] gotta give [A] cause we gotta share all [E] of mine.
[D] [A]
[E]
Keep on [F#m] rolling just [B] a mile.
[C#m] [E] [A] [E]
Keep on rolling [Bm] my [D] old [A] buddy you're moving [E] much too [B] slow.
[A] [E]
I just put a four-mile spell right outside the fence.
Dripped a drink, smoked lots of gin.
Ain't that a pity?
[B] It burns [F#] my ears to listen.
It burns my eyes to see.
Cut down the men in cold blood.
[C#] Fight this world [D] with [Bm] me.
[A]
[E]
[Bm] [A]
[E]
[Bm] [A] [E]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [D]
[Bm] We used to play [A] it silver.
[C#m] Now we play it [E] for life.
[Bm]
What we [A] sported once was blood that's more to [E] deny.
[D] [Bm] Now the [A] die is shaken.
Now the dime [E] must fall.
[D] There ain't a [A] winner in the game.
[E] He don't go home [A] no more.
[D] Not with bull.
[G]
[D] [G]
[E]
Leave in [F#m] Texas.
Fourth of [C#m] July.
[A]
[E] Sun so high, [Bm] clouds [D] so low.
[A] Needles [E] feel the sky.
[D] [A]
[E]
Jackson, Detroit, [F#m] London, Alice and the [C#m] Baby.
[A]
[E] Red and blue, [Bm] Alice [D] shining.
[A] From sea to [E] shining [B] sea.
[A] [E]
Just a straight nickel line.
Gotta settle one horse go.
One small part of pride.
[F#] Ain't a place [F#] a man can hide.
We'll keep him from the sun.
Ain't a bet you can't give us right now.
[C#] You keep us [D] on the run.
[A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [B] [A]
[E] [C#m]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A] We used [E] to play it silver.
Now the die is shaken.
There
[D] [Bm] ain't a winner in the game.
[A]
[E] Gotta settle one horse [D] go.
One [Bm] small part of pride.
[A] in another to go
[E] our body [A] are moving
much [D] too slow
[G]
[D] slow
we [G]
[F] [E]
[A] [E]
can share
[F#m] a woman we can [C#m] share the wine
[A] [F]
[D]
[G#] [A]
[B] [A]
[E]
[A]
[N]
Key:
E
A
D
Bm
B
E
A
D
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ We could [F#m] share _ _ [C#m] what _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] we [D] gotta give [A] cause we gotta share all [E] of mine.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Keep on [F#m] rolling just [B] a mile.
[C#m] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Keep on rolling [Bm] my [D] old [A] buddy you're moving [E] much too [B] slow.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I just put a four-mile spell _ _ _ right outside the fence.
_ _ Dripped a drink, smoked lots of gin.
_ Ain't that a pity?
_ _ _ [B] _ It burns [F#] my ears to listen.
_ It burns my eyes to see.
_ _ Cut down the men in cold blood.
_ _ [C#] Fight this world [D] with [Bm] me.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Bm] We used to play [A] it silver.
[C#m] Now we play it [E] for life.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
What we [A] sported once was blood that's more to [E] deny. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [Bm] Now the [A] die is shaken.
Now the dime [E] must fall. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] There ain't a [A] winner in the game. _
[E] He don't go home [A] no more.
[D] Not with bull.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Leave in [F#m] Texas.
Fourth of [C#m] July.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ Sun so high, [Bm] clouds [D] so low.
[A] _ _ Needles [E] feel the sky.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Jackson, Detroit, [F#m] London, Alice and the [C#m] Baby.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Red and blue, [Bm] Alice [D] shining.
[A] From sea to [E] shining [B] sea.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Just a _ _ straight nickel line.
_ _ Gotta settle one horse go.
_ One small part of pride.
[F#] _ _ Ain't a place [F#] a man can hide.
_ We'll keep him from the sun.
_ _ Ain't a bet you can't give us right now.
_ [C#] You keep us [D] on the run.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] We used [E] to play it silver.
Now the die is shaken.
There _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] ain't a winner in the game.
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] Gotta settle one horse _ _ _ [D] go.
One _ [Bm] small part of pride.
[A] in another to go
[E] our body [A] are moving
much [D] too _ slow
[G] _ _
[D] slow
_ we _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ can share
[F#m] a woman we can [C#m] share the wine
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ We could [F#m] share _ _ [C#m] what _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] we [D] gotta give [A] cause we gotta share all [E] of mine.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Keep on [F#m] rolling just [B] a mile.
[C#m] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Keep on rolling [Bm] my [D] old [A] buddy you're moving [E] much too [B] slow.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I just put a four-mile spell _ _ _ right outside the fence.
_ _ Dripped a drink, smoked lots of gin.
_ Ain't that a pity?
_ _ _ [B] _ It burns [F#] my ears to listen.
_ It burns my eyes to see.
_ _ Cut down the men in cold blood.
_ _ [C#] Fight this world [D] with [Bm] me.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Bm] We used to play [A] it silver.
[C#m] Now we play it [E] for life.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
What we [A] sported once was blood that's more to [E] deny. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [Bm] Now the [A] die is shaken.
Now the dime [E] must fall. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] There ain't a [A] winner in the game. _
[E] He don't go home [A] no more.
[D] Not with bull.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Leave in [F#m] Texas.
Fourth of [C#m] July.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ Sun so high, [Bm] clouds [D] so low.
[A] _ _ Needles [E] feel the sky.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Jackson, Detroit, [F#m] London, Alice and the [C#m] Baby.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Red and blue, [Bm] Alice [D] shining.
[A] From sea to [E] shining [B] sea.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Just a _ _ straight nickel line.
_ _ Gotta settle one horse go.
_ One small part of pride.
[F#] _ _ Ain't a place [F#] a man can hide.
_ We'll keep him from the sun.
_ _ Ain't a bet you can't give us right now.
_ [C#] You keep us [D] on the run.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] We used [E] to play it silver.
Now the die is shaken.
There _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] ain't a winner in the game.
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] Gotta settle one horse _ _ _ [D] go.
One _ [Bm] small part of pride.
[A] in another to go
[E] our body [A] are moving
much [D] too _ slow
[G] _ _
[D] slow
_ we _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ can share
[F#m] a woman we can [C#m] share the wine
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _