Jack Straw (Live in Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72) Chords
Tempo:
139.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A] [E]
We can share [F#m] the women, we can [B] share the [C#m]
wine.
[A] [E]
We can share [Bm] what we [D] got of yours, [A] cause we done shared [E] all of mine.
[D]
[A]
[Bm] [E] Keep on [F#m] rollin', just a [B] mile [C#m] to go.
[A]
[E] Keep on [Bm] rollin', my [D] old buddy, [A] you're movin' much [E] too [B] slow.
[A]
[E]
I just jumped the watchman right outside the fence.
Took his rings for a buck's change, and paid that hip cent.
[F#] Hurts my ears to listen, burns my eyes to see.
[G#] Cut [F#] down a man in cold blood, shinin' by a twelve [D]-inch beam.
[Bm]
[A] [E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[A] [D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [B] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[G#] [D] [Bm] Used to play for [A] silver, now we play [E] for life.
[D] [Bm] Once for sport, [A] once for blood at the front [E] of the knife.
[D] [Bm] Now the die [A] is shaken, now the [E] dime must fall.
[D] [Bm] There ain't a winner in the [A] game.
[E] He don't go home or [A] go, not [D] with
[G] those.
[D]
[G] [F#] [F] [E]
Leave a [F#m] nexus, port they'll hook [C#m] through life.
[A]
[E] Sun so [Bm] high, clouds [D] so low, [A] eager to [E] fill the sky.
[D] [A]
[E] Catch that [F] Detroit, [F#m] ridin' [B] out of sea.
[C#m]
[A] Faith, [E]
great and golden, [Bm] out of [D] China, [A]
from sea to [E] shining [A] sea.
[E]
Gotta go to Tulsa, first train we can ride.
Gotta set up one old score, for one small part of pride.
[F] [B] Ain't a [F#] place that man can hide, [Bm] we'll keep him [F#] from the sun.
Ain't a pay it can't give us, now [B] you keep us on [D] the run.
[Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] Jack Stoll from [A]
Wichita, cut [E] his body down.
[D] [Bm] Duffel Humes, [A] shallow grave, and [E] laid his body down.
[D] [Bm] Half a mile [A] from Tucson, by the [E] morning light.
[D] One [Bm] man gone [A] and another to go.
[E] My old buddy [A]
moving, quite [D] through the snow.
[G] [D]
[G] [F#] [F] [E]
[A] [E]
We can share [F#m] the women, we can share the [C#m] wine.
[A]
[E]
[A] [E]
We can share [F#m] the women, we can [B] share the [C#m]
wine.
[A] [E]
We can share [Bm] what we [D] got of yours, [A] cause we done shared [E] all of mine.
[D]
[A]
[Bm] [E] Keep on [F#m] rollin', just a [B] mile [C#m] to go.
[A]
[E] Keep on [Bm] rollin', my [D] old buddy, [A] you're movin' much [E] too [B] slow.
[A]
[E]
I just jumped the watchman right outside the fence.
Took his rings for a buck's change, and paid that hip cent.
[F#] Hurts my ears to listen, burns my eyes to see.
[G#] Cut [F#] down a man in cold blood, shinin' by a twelve [D]-inch beam.
[Bm]
[A] [E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[A] [D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [B] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[G#] [D] [Bm] Used to play for [A] silver, now we play [E] for life.
[D] [Bm] Once for sport, [A] once for blood at the front [E] of the knife.
[D] [Bm] Now the die [A] is shaken, now the [E] dime must fall.
[D] [Bm] There ain't a winner in the [A] game.
[E] He don't go home or [A] go, not [D] with
[G] those.
[D]
[G] [F#] [F] [E]
Leave a [F#m] nexus, port they'll hook [C#m] through life.
[A]
[E] Sun so [Bm] high, clouds [D] so low, [A] eager to [E] fill the sky.
[D] [A]
[E] Catch that [F] Detroit, [F#m] ridin' [B] out of sea.
[C#m]
[A] Faith, [E]
great and golden, [Bm] out of [D] China, [A]
from sea to [E] shining [A] sea.
[E]
Gotta go to Tulsa, first train we can ride.
Gotta set up one old score, for one small part of pride.
[F] [B] Ain't a [F#] place that man can hide, [Bm] we'll keep him [F#] from the sun.
Ain't a pay it can't give us, now [B] you keep us on [D] the run.
[Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [Bm] Jack Stoll from [A]
Wichita, cut [E] his body down.
[D] [Bm] Duffel Humes, [A] shallow grave, and [E] laid his body down.
[D] [Bm] Half a mile [A] from Tucson, by the [E] morning light.
[D] One [Bm] man gone [A] and another to go.
[E] My old buddy [A]
moving, quite [D] through the snow.
[G] [D]
[G] [F#] [F] [E]
[A] [E]
We can share [F#m] the women, we can share the [C#m] wine.
[A]
[E]
Key:
E
A
D
Bm
B
E
A
D
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
We can share [F#m] the women, we can [B] share the [C#m]
wine.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
We can share [Bm] what we [D] got of yours, [A] cause we done shared [E] all of mine.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] Keep on [F#m] rollin', just a [B] mile [C#m] to go.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Keep on [Bm] rollin', my [D] old buddy, [A] you're movin' much [E] too _ [B] slow.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I just jumped the watchman _ _ right outside the fence. _
_ _ Took his rings for a buck's change, and paid that hip cent. _
[F#] _ Hurts my ears to listen, _ _ burns my eyes to see. _ _ _
[G#] Cut [F#] down a man in cold blood, shinin' _ by a twelve [D]-inch beam.
[Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ [D] _ [Bm] Used to play for [A] silver, now we play [E] for life. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Once for sport, [A] once for blood at the front [E] of the knife. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Now the die [A] is shaken, now the [E] dime must fall. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] There ain't a winner in the [A] game.
_ [E] _ He don't go home or [A] go, _ not [D] with _ _ _
[G] _ those.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Leave a [F#m] nexus, port they'll hook [C#m] through life.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Sun so [Bm] high, clouds [D] so low, [A] eager to [E] fill the sky.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Catch that [F] Detroit, [F#m] ridin' [B] out of sea.
[C#m] _ _
[A] Faith, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
great and golden, [Bm] out of [D] China, [A]
from sea to [E] shining _ _ _ [A] sea.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Gotta go to Tulsa, _ _ _ first train we can ride.
_ _ _ Gotta set up one old score, for one small part of pride.
_ [F] _ [B] _ Ain't a [F#] place that man can hide, _ [Bm] we'll keep him [F#] from the sun.
_ _ _ Ain't a pay it can't give us, now [B] you keep us on [D] the run.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] Jack Stoll from [A]
Wichita, cut [E] his body down. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Duffel Humes, [A] shallow grave, and [E] laid his body down. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Half a mile [A] from Tucson, by the [E] morning light. _ _
_ _ _ [D] One [Bm] man gone [A] and another to go.
[E] My old buddy [A]
moving, quite [D] through the snow. _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We can share [F#m] the women, we can share the [C#m] wine.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
We can share [F#m] the women, we can [B] share the [C#m]
wine.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
We can share [Bm] what we [D] got of yours, [A] cause we done shared [E] all of mine.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] Keep on [F#m] rollin', just a [B] mile [C#m] to go.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Keep on [Bm] rollin', my [D] old buddy, [A] you're movin' much [E] too _ [B] slow.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I just jumped the watchman _ _ right outside the fence. _
_ _ Took his rings for a buck's change, and paid that hip cent. _
[F#] _ Hurts my ears to listen, _ _ burns my eyes to see. _ _ _
[G#] Cut [F#] down a man in cold blood, shinin' _ by a twelve [D]-inch beam.
[Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ [D] _ [Bm] Used to play for [A] silver, now we play [E] for life. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Once for sport, [A] once for blood at the front [E] of the knife. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Now the die [A] is shaken, now the [E] dime must fall. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] There ain't a winner in the [A] game.
_ [E] _ He don't go home or [A] go, _ not [D] with _ _ _
[G] _ those.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Leave a [F#m] nexus, port they'll hook [C#m] through life.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Sun so [Bm] high, clouds [D] so low, [A] eager to [E] fill the sky.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Catch that [F] Detroit, [F#m] ridin' [B] out of sea.
[C#m] _ _
[A] Faith, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
great and golden, [Bm] out of [D] China, [A]
from sea to [E] shining _ _ _ [A] sea.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Gotta go to Tulsa, _ _ _ first train we can ride.
_ _ _ Gotta set up one old score, for one small part of pride.
_ [F] _ [B] _ Ain't a [F#] place that man can hide, _ [Bm] we'll keep him [F#] from the sun.
_ _ _ Ain't a pay it can't give us, now [B] you keep us on [D] the run.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] Jack Stoll from [A]
Wichita, cut [E] his body down. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Duffel Humes, [A] shallow grave, and [E] laid his body down. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Half a mile [A] from Tucson, by the [E] morning light. _ _
_ _ _ [D] One [Bm] man gone [A] and another to go.
[E] My old buddy [A]
moving, quite [D] through the snow. _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We can share [F#m] the women, we can share the [C#m] wine.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _