Chords for Songs Of Their Own - #29 "Jack Straw" Voodoo Switch

Jack Straw was always one of my favorite songs.
It had such power in concert,
and it's a really great example
of how well-written Grateful Dead songs are.
Inspired by John Steinbeck's A Fog of Mice and Men,
Robert Hunter's story of Jack and Shannon
from Depression-era American heartland.
The lyrics are so poetic with such powerful imagery,
and Bobby's music really sets the stage,
starting mellow and ramping up the tension
until you're full-on into the chase.
I've always loved that change,
that D to B minor to A creates this feeling
of movement and running
with a touch of sadness and desperation.
The tension keeps building until it finally comes to blows,
and Jack kills his buddy.
Awesome.
Thanks to Jambase for having us,
and thanks for all you do for live music.
[E] _ _ We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ can [F#m] share the living, we can [C#m] share the wine.
[A] _ _ [E] We can share [D] what we got of yours
[A] cause we done shared [E] all of [G#] mine.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] Keep on rolling, [F#m] just a [C#m] mile to [A] go.
_ _ [E] Keep on [Bm] rolling, [D] my old [A] buddy,
y'all moving much [E] too [B] slow.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ I just jumped the watchman right outside the fence.
Took his ring for a buck's change,
ain't that heaven sent.
[F#] Hurts my ears to listen,
Shannon, it burns my eyes to see.
_ Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon,
might [D] as well be [Bm] [A] me.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] [Bm] Used to [A] play for silver, now [E] we play for life. _
_ [D] [Bm] Once a [A] sport, once a blood,
it's a [E] point of the night. _
_ [D] [Bm] Now [A] the die is shaken, [E] now the dime must fall. _
_ [Bm] Ain't [A] a winner in the game,
[E] don't go home with [A] all, [D] not with [G] all.
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Leave in [F#m] Texas, both day [C#m] of [A] July.
_ _ [E] Sun so high, [D] clouds so low,
[A] eagles fill [E] the [G#] sky.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] Catch a Detroit [F#m] lightning out of Santa [C#m] Fe.
[A] _ _ _ [E] Great [Bm] Northern out [D] of [A] Cheyenne.
Black rock city and the [E] shining [B] [A] sea.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Gotta go to Tulsa,
first train we can ride.
Gotta settle one old score,
one small, one a bride.
[F#] Ain't a place a man can hide, Shannon,
keep him from the sun.
_ Ain't no pig can give us rest, Shannon,
[D] keep us on the [Bm] [A] run.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] [Bm] Jack Star [A] from Wichita,
cut [E] his body down. _
_ [D] [Bm] Dumped on him [A] in shallow grave
and laid his [E] body down. _
_ [D] [Bm] Half a mile [A] from Tucson,
found a [E] lonely lad. _
[D] One [Bm] man gone [A] and another to go.
[E] My old buddy, [A] you're moving [D] much too slow.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We can [F#m] share, yeah, we can share the [C#m] wine.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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