Chords for Old Jack

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Down my old local [C] there's always a man With [Am] a squint in his eye [F] and a working man's
tan Just listen a while [C] and you'll be entertained
[Am] But don't interrupt, you [F] may nail-walk again [C] Cos his hands may be cracked and [G] his eyes
may be pale [Am] He may not look long for [F] this world
When [C] that world's on your back, [G] just sit down with old Jack
[F] And he'll tell you tall [C] tales of old He'll [F] say, away with you, boy, don't go
Wasting your time, should [C] be living your life for [G] yourself
[F] Cos the very next day they could take you away [C] And you won't have no [G] stories to tell
[F] But seeing as you're here, won't you buy us a beer
[C] And I'll tell you a [G] favourite of mine [F] Go out and live [G] your life another [C] time _ _ _ _ _
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[Am] He'll regale you with tales [C] through the smoke of his pipe
[Am] And he'll show you some proof [F] of his well-travelled life
[Am] The unicorns [C] honour the gold he brought back [Am] Just keep your mouth shut [F] if you're down in
old Jack [C] Cos his hands may be cracked [G] and his eyes
may be pale [Am] He may not look long [F] for this world
[C] When that world's on your back, [G] just sit down with old Jack
[F] And he'll tell you tall [C] tales of old He'll [F] say, away with you, boy, don't go
Wasting your time, [C] should be living your life [G] for yourself
[F] Cos the very next day they could take you away [C] And you won't have no [G] stories to tell
[F] But seeing as you're here, won't you buy us a beer
[C] And I'll tell you a [G] favourite of mine [F] Go out and live [G] your life another [C] time
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_ _ _ went to my [C] local just the [G] other day [Am] They told me old Jack had been [C] taken away
The hospital bed found him cold [G] like the night
They'd [Am] snatched him away while [F] he clung to his pipe
And [C] his skin was so pale and his eyes wired shut
His [A] story had come to an [F]
end As [C] I walked out the ward [G] I was shattered and torn
I [F] remembered [G] the last words he'd said He said, away with you, boy, don't [F] go
Wasting your time, [C] should be living your [G] life for yourself _
Cos the [F] very next day they could take you away And [C] you won't have no [G] stories to tell
But [F] seeing as you're here, won't [Am] you buy us a beer
And [C] I'll tell you a favourite [G] of mine [F] Go out and live your [G] life another [C] time _ _
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_ He [F] said, away with you, boy, don't go Wasting your time, [C] should be living your life [G] for yourself
[F] Cos the very next day they could take you away [C] And you won't have no [G] stories to tell
[F] But seeing as you're here, won't you buy us a beer
[C] And I'll tell you a [G] favourite of mine [F] Go out and live [G] your life another [C] time
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