Chords for Skip James — Crow Jane
Tempo:
101 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
C
Bb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm] [C] [Bb]
[Fm]
[C] [Fm] Crow Jane, Crow [C] Jane, Crow Jane, [Bb] don't you hold your head [Fm] high
Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got [C] to [Fm] die
Now I want [C] to buy me a pistol, [Bb]
want me 40 rounds of [Fm] bull
She Crow Jane just to see where it's all, she got the bull, she got the
What's the reason why [C] I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm]
Someday baby you know you got to die, [C] you got to lay [Fm] down, you got to die
Now I [C] dug a grave [Bb]
with a silver spade, [Fm] ain't nobody gonna take my Crow Jane place
[C] No you can't take her [F] place, [C] no you can't [Fm] take her
What's the reason why [C] I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[F] [C] Someday baby you [Fm] know you got to die, you got to lay down, [C] you got to die
[F] Now [Fm] I never miss [C] my [Bb] water, till my well went dry
[Fm] I didn't miss Crow Jane until the day she died, until the day she
What's the reason why I played [C] Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got to die
Now I dug [C] a grave, [Bb] eight feet in the ground
[Fm] I didn't feel [C] sorry until they [Fm] let her down, [C] they let her down
[Fm]
What's the reason why I played [C] Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got to die
[F] [Fm] They let [C] her [Bb] down with a golden chain
[Fm] In every link [C] I would call my [Fm] Crow Jane name
[C] Crow Jane, [Fm]
[C] Crow Jane
[Fm] What's the reason why I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] [C]
Someday baby you know [Fm] you got to die, you got to lay down
[F] [N]
[Fm]
[C] [Fm] Crow Jane, Crow [C] Jane, Crow Jane, [Bb] don't you hold your head [Fm] high
Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got [C] to [Fm] die
Now I want [C] to buy me a pistol, [Bb]
want me 40 rounds of [Fm] bull
She Crow Jane just to see where it's all, she got the bull, she got the
What's the reason why [C] I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm]
Someday baby you know you got to die, [C] you got to lay [Fm] down, you got to die
Now I [C] dug a grave [Bb]
with a silver spade, [Fm] ain't nobody gonna take my Crow Jane place
[C] No you can't take her [F] place, [C] no you can't [Fm] take her
What's the reason why [C] I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[F] [C] Someday baby you [Fm] know you got to die, you got to lay down, [C] you got to die
[F] Now [Fm] I never miss [C] my [Bb] water, till my well went dry
[Fm] I didn't miss Crow Jane until the day she died, until the day she
What's the reason why I played [C] Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got to die
Now I dug [C] a grave, [Bb] eight feet in the ground
[Fm] I didn't feel [C] sorry until they [Fm] let her down, [C] they let her down
[Fm]
What's the reason why I played [C] Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got to die
[F] [Fm] They let [C] her [Bb] down with a golden chain
[Fm] In every link [C] I would call my [Fm] Crow Jane name
[C] Crow Jane, [Fm]
[C] Crow Jane
[Fm] What's the reason why I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] [C]
Someday baby you know [Fm] you got to die, you got to lay down
[F] [N]
Key:
Fm
C
Bb
F
Fm
C
Bb
F
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ Crow Jane, Crow [C] Jane, Crow Jane, [Bb] don't you hold your head [Fm] high
Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got [C] to [Fm] die
Now I want [C] to buy me a pistol, [Bb]
want me 40 rounds of [Fm] bull
She Crow Jane just to see where it's all, she got the bull, she got the
What's the reason why [C] I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] _ _
Someday baby you know you got to die, [C] you got to lay [Fm] down, you got to die
_ Now I [C] dug a grave [Bb]
with a silver spade, [Fm] ain't nobody gonna take my Crow Jane place
[C] No you can't take her [F] place, _ [C] no you can't [Fm] take her
What's the reason why [C] I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[F] _ [C] Someday baby you [Fm] know you got to die, you got to lay down, [C] you got to die
[F] Now [Fm] I never miss [C] my [Bb] water, till my well went dry
[Fm] I didn't miss Crow Jane until the day she died, until the day she
What's the reason why I played [C] Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
_ [Fm] _ Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got to die
Now I dug [C] a grave, [Bb] eight feet in the ground
[Fm] I didn't feel [C] sorry until they [Fm] let her down, [C] they let her down
[Fm] _
What's the reason why I played [C] Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] _ Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got to die
_ [F] [Fm] They let [C] her [Bb] down with a golden chain
[Fm] In every link [C] I would call my [Fm] Crow Jane name
[C] Crow Jane, [Fm] _
[C] Crow Jane
[Fm] _ What's the reason why I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] _ _ [C]
Someday baby you know [Fm] you got to die, you got to lay down
_ [F] _ [N] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ Crow Jane, Crow [C] Jane, Crow Jane, [Bb] don't you hold your head [Fm] high
Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got [C] to [Fm] die
Now I want [C] to buy me a pistol, [Bb]
want me 40 rounds of [Fm] bull
She Crow Jane just to see where it's all, she got the bull, she got the
What's the reason why [C] I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] _ _
Someday baby you know you got to die, [C] you got to lay [Fm] down, you got to die
_ Now I [C] dug a grave [Bb]
with a silver spade, [Fm] ain't nobody gonna take my Crow Jane place
[C] No you can't take her [F] place, _ [C] no you can't [Fm] take her
What's the reason why [C] I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[F] _ [C] Someday baby you [Fm] know you got to die, you got to lay down, [C] you got to die
[F] Now [Fm] I never miss [C] my [Bb] water, till my well went dry
[Fm] I didn't miss Crow Jane until the day she died, until the day she
What's the reason why I played [C] Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
_ [Fm] _ Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got to die
Now I dug [C] a grave, [Bb] eight feet in the ground
[Fm] I didn't feel [C] sorry until they [Fm] let her down, [C] they let her down
[Fm] _
What's the reason why I played [C] Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] _ Someday baby you know you got to die, you got to lay down, you got to die
_ [F] [Fm] They let [C] her [Bb] down with a golden chain
[Fm] In every link [C] I would call my [Fm] Crow Jane name
[C] Crow Jane, [Fm] _
[C] Crow Jane
[Fm] _ What's the reason why I played Crow Jane, [Bb] not to hold her head so high
[Fm] _ _ [C]
Someday baby you know [Fm] you got to die, you got to lay down
_ [F] _ [N] _