Jack-a-Roe, 5/13/77 ☮ Grateful Dead Chords
Tempo:
198.35 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
E
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
Am
C
E
G
F
Am
C
E
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He [Am] had a beautiful [C] daughter, [F] the truth you [C] are to know.
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[Am] Oh, [E] the truth.
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[Am] [G] She [Am] had sweethearts [C] of plenty, and men of high [E] degree.
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[Am] But none but Jack [C] the Sailor, [F] her true love there could [C] be.
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[Am] Oh, [E] her true love there could [Am] be.
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Jack is [C] gonna sail in with trouble on [E] his mind.
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[Am] He's left his [C] native country and [F] his daughter girl [C] behind.
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[Am] Oh, [E] his daughter girl [Am] behind.
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[Am] She .
went down to a [C] tailor shop and dressed in man's [E] rag.
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[Am] She allowed her [C] motor vessel to [F] convey herself [C] away.
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[Am] Oh, [E] to convey herself [Am] away.
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Before [Am] you get [C] on board, sir, your name we'd like to [E] know.
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She [Am] smiled all in her [C] complex, [F] they call me Jack-a [C]-roo.
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[Am] Oh, [E] they call me Jack [Am]-a-roo.
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[Am] [G] I [Am] see [G] your waist [C] is slender, your fingers they [E] are small.
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[Am] Your cheeks too red [C] and rosy [F] to face the .
[C] cannonball.
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[Am] Oh, [E] to face the .
[Am] cannonball.
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I know my [C] waist is slender, my fingers they [E] are small.
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But it [Am] would not [C] make me tremble [F] to see ten [C] thousand fall.
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[Am] Oh, [E] to see [G#] ten thousand [Am] fall.
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The horse had [C] been over, she went and looked [E] around.
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[Am] Among the dead [C] and wounded, her [F] darling boy [C] she found.
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Oh, her [E] darling boy she [Am] found.
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She picked him up [C] all in her arms and carried him to [E] the town.
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[Am] She sent for a [C] physician [F] who quickly healed [C] his wounds.
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Oh, [E] who quickly healed [Am] his wounds.
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This couple they [C] got married, so well they [E] did agree.
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[Am] This couple they [C] got married, [F] so why not you and [C].
me.
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Oh, [E] why not [Am] you and me.
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Oh, [E] why not you [Am] and me.
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He [Am] had a beautiful [C] daughter, [F] the truth you [C] are to know.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] the truth.
[Am] .
[A] .
[Am] [G] She [Am] had sweethearts [C] of plenty, and men of high [E] degree.
.
[Am] But none but Jack [C] the Sailor, [F] her true love there could [C] be.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] her true love there could [Am] be.
.
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Jack is [C] gonna sail in with trouble on [E] his mind.
.
[Am] He's left his [C] native country and [F] his daughter girl [C] behind.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] his daughter girl [Am] behind.
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[Am] She .
went down to a [C] tailor shop and dressed in man's [E] rag.
.
[Am] She allowed her [C] motor vessel to [F] convey herself [C] away.
[E] .
[Am] Oh, [E] to convey herself [Am] away.
.
[A] .
Before [Am] you get [C] on board, sir, your name we'd like to [E] know.
.
She [Am] smiled all in her [C] complex, [F] they call me Jack-a [C]-roo.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] they call me Jack [Am]-a-roo.
[G] .
[Am] [G] I [Am] see [G] your waist [C] is slender, your fingers they [E] are small.
.
[Am] Your cheeks too red [C] and rosy [F] to face the .
[C] cannonball.
[Bm] .
[Am] Oh, [E] to face the .
[Am] cannonball.
[G] .
[Am] .
I know my [C] waist is slender, my fingers they [E] are small.
.
But it [Am] would not [C] make me tremble [F] to see ten [C] thousand fall.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] to see [G#] ten thousand [Am] fall.
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The horse had [C] been over, she went and looked [E] around.
.
[Am] Among the dead [C] and wounded, her [F] darling boy [C] she found.
[G] [Am] .
Oh, her [E] darling boy she [Am] found.
.
She picked him up [C] all in her arms and carried him to [E] the town.
.
[Am] She sent for a [C] physician [F] who quickly healed [C] his wounds.
[Am] .
Oh, [E] who quickly healed [Am] his wounds.
[G] [Am] .
This couple they [C] got married, so well they [E] did agree.
.
[Am] This couple they [C] got married, [F] so why not you and [C].
me.
[Em] [Am] .
Oh, [E] why not [Am] you and me.
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Oh, [E] why not you [Am] and me.
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