Jackaroe chords by Joan Baez

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

♫ Intro:

A minorAm

♫ Verse 1:
   A minorAm       C majorC
There was a wealthy merchant
          E MajorE  (E7E7)
In London he did dwell
  A minorAm      C majorC
He had a lovely daughter
   FF        C majorC
The truth to you I'll tell
A minorAm    E MajorE        A minorAm
Oh, the truth to you I'll tell

♫ Verse 2:
  A minorAm         C majorC
She had sweethearts a plenty
          E MajorE   (E7E7)
And men of high degree
     A minorAm         C majorC
There was none but Jack the sailor
  FF          C majorC
Her true love e'er could be
A minorAm   E MajorE          A minorAm
Oh, her true love e'er could be


♫ Verse 3:
  A minorAm        C majorC
Now Jackie's gone a-sailin'
          E MajorE   E7E7
With trouble on his mind
  A minorAm        C majorC
To leave his native country
    FF       C majorC
And his darling girl behind
A minorAm    E MajorE      A minorAm
Oh, his darling girl behind


♫ Verse 4:
  A minorAm      C majorC
She went into a tailor shop
            E MajorE  E7E7
And dressed in men's array
  A minorAm         C majorC
And stepped on board a vessel
  FF        C majorC
To convey herself away
A minorAm   E MajorE      A minorAm
Oh, convey herself away

♫ Verse 5:
  A minorAm       C majorC
Before you step on board sir
            E MajorE  E7E7
Your name I'd like to know
   A minorAm        C majorC
She smiled all in her countenance
   FF      C majorC
They call me Jack-a-roe
A minorAm    E MajorE       A minorAm
Oh, they call me Jack-a-roe


♫ Verse 6:
   A minorAm         C majorC
Your waist is light and slender
             E MajorE  E7E7
Your fingers are neat and small
   A minorAm        C majorC
Your cheeks too red and rosy
  FF      C majorC
To face the cannonball
A minorAm   E MajorE       A minorAm
Oh, to face the cannonball


♫ Verse 7:
 A minorAm        C majorC
I know my waist is slender
             E MajorE  E7E7
My fingers are neat and small
    A minorAm         C majorC
But it would not make me tremble
  FF        C majorC
To see ten thousand fall
A minorAm   E MajorE        A minorAm
Oh, to see ten thousand fall


♫ Verse 8:
  A minorAm       C majorC
The war soon being over
         E MajorE   E7E7
They hunted all around
   A minorAm         C majorC
And among the dead and dying
   FF        C majorC
Her darling boy she found
A minorAm    E MajorE       A minorAm
Oh, her darling boy she found


♫ Verse 9:
  A minorAm         C majorC
She picked him up all in her arms
            E MajorE   E7E7
And carried him to the town
  A minorAm      C majorC
And sent for a physician
  FF         C majorC
Who quickly healed his wounds
A minorAm    E MajorE         A minorAm
Oh, who quickly healed his wounds


♫ Verse 10:
   A minorAm       C majorC
This couple they got married
         E MajorE   E7E7
So well did they agree
   A minorAm       C majorC
This couple they got married
  FF        C majorC
So why not you and me?
A minorAm   E MajorE      A minorAm
Oh, so why not you and me?