Cross-Eyed Mary Chords by Jethro Tull

Tempo:
86.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

Bb

C

A

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jethro Tull - Cross-Eyed Mary chords
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[Eb] [Em] [G]
[C]
[Em] [G]
[Am] [E] [Bb]
[Em] [Bb]
[Em] [Bb]
[C] [Ab]
[D] [C]
[Bb]
[A]
[C] [Em] [E] We [F] are poor men, a beggar man, a [G] thief.
If he had a rich [D] man in his [Am] hand,
[G] [E] He'd go steal [F] the candy from a laughing baby's [G] mouth.
If he could take it [N] from [D] the money [Am] man,
[A] Boss and baby, [G] [A] a horse [Am] jumping in the [G] wind.
[Am] She signs no [G] contract, [Am] but she always [G] plays a game.
[Bb] She finds and [Ab] hands the village [Bb] an expense [Ab] account.
[Bb] And the jacked-up [Ab] mother, [C] girls from [D] that school,
[B] [E] Laughs in [Em] the playground, [F] gets no kids, little boys.
[G] Rather make it with a [D] lashing break.
[Am] [Em] Or maybe her attention [F] is drawn by Angoulême,
[G] Who watches the railing [D] as they [C] play.
[A] Boss and [G] baby, [A] find it hard to [G] get along.
[A] She's a poor man's [G] rich girl, [A] she's a [C] cool [G] express swan.
[Bb] She's a [Bbm] rich man's [Ab] sneer, [Bb] but her [Bbm] fame is [Ab] good and strong.
[Bb] She's the robin [Ab] bull of Pocky, [C] let the poor man [D] get [G] along. [B] Wow!
[A]
[G] Laughing [A] [G] [Am]
[G] [A] [G] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Db] [Abm] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Ab] [C] [G] [Dm] [B]
in [E] [G] the playground, [F] gets no kids, little [G] boys.
Rather make it with a [D] lashing break.
[Am]
[G] [E] Or maybe [Em] her attention [F] is drawn by [G] Angoulême,
Who watches the railing [D] as they [C] play.
[G] [A] Boss and [G] baby, [A] a horse [C] jumping [G] in the wind.
[A] She signs no [G] contract, [A] but she always [G] plays a game.
[Bb] She finds and [Ab] hands the village [Bb] an expense [Ab] account.
[Bb] And the jacked-up [Ab] mother, [C] girls from [D] that [G] school,
[B] [Em] Who wants to [C] play a game with [G] [Dm] [Am]
[Bbm] [Em] [Bb] [C] me?
[D] [Bm] [E]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
A
1231
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Jethro Tull - (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) Cross-Eyed Mary chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, G, A, C and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 43 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 86. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] We [F] are poor men, a beggar man, a [G] thief.
If he had a rich [D] man in his [Am] hand,
_ [G] [E] He'd go steal [F] the candy from a laughing baby's [G] mouth.
If he could take it [N] from [D] the money [Am] man,
_ [A] Boss and baby, [G] [A] a horse [Am] jumping in the [G] wind.
[Am] She signs no [G] contract, [Am] but she always [G] plays a game.
[Bb] She finds and [Ab] hands the village [Bb] an expense [Ab] account.
[Bb] And the jacked-up [Ab] mother, [C] girls from [D] that school,
[B] _ [E] Laughs in [Em] the playground, [F] gets no kids, little boys.
[G] Rather make it with a [D] lashing break.
[Am] _ _ [Em] Or maybe her attention [F] is drawn by Angoulême,
[G] Who watches the railing [D] as they [C] play.
_ [A] Boss and [G] baby, [A] find it hard to [G] get along.
[A] She's a poor man's [G] rich girl, [A] she's a [C] cool [G] express swan.
[Bb] She's a [Bbm] rich man's [Ab] sneer, [Bb] but her [Bbm] fame is [Ab] good and strong.
[Bb] She's the robin [Ab] bull of Pocky, [C] let the poor man [D] get [G] along. [B] Wow!
_ [A] _
_ [G] Laughing [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] _
[Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [B]
in [E] _ [G] the playground, [F] gets no kids, little [G] boys.
Rather make it with a [D] lashing break.
[Am] _
[G] _ [E] Or maybe [Em] her attention [F] is drawn by [G] Angoulême,
Who watches the railing [D] as they [C] play.
[G] _ [A] Boss and [G] baby, [A] a horse [C] jumping [G] in the wind.
[A] She signs no [G] contract, [A] but she always [G] plays a game.
[Bb] She finds and [Ab] hands the village [Bb] an expense [Ab] account.
[Bb] And the jacked-up [Ab] mother, [C] girls from [D] that [G] school,
[B] _ [Em] Who wants to [C] play a game with _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] me?
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was authored by Ian Anderson.

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