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Jack-a-roe Chords by Bob Dylan

Jack-a-roe chords by Bob Dylan

Guitar chords with lyrics

chord:
C/B  020010

Verse 1:
Am                                   C             Am
Oh, there was a wealthy merchant, in London he did dwell
Am              C             F                 C           C/B
He had a lovely daughter, the truth to you I'll tell
Am      E                 Am
Oh, the truth to you I'll tell.

Verse 2:
Am                               C             Am
She had sweethearts a-plenty and men of high degree
Am                        C             F                 C           C/B
There was none but Jackie Frazier, her true love e'er to bee
Am      E                 Am
Oh, her true lover e'er to be.
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Verse 3:
Am                             C             Am
"Oh daughter, oh daughter your body I will confine
Am                   C             F                 C           C/B
If none but Jack the sailor, would ever suit your mind
Am      E                 Am
Oh, would ever suit your mind. "

Verse 4:
Am                              C               Am
"This body you may imprison, my heart you can't confine
Am                        C             F                 C           C/B
There's none but Jack the Sailor would have this heart of mine
Am      E                 Am
Oh, would have this heart of mine. "

Verse 5:
Am                               C              Am
Now Jackie's gone a-sailing with trouble on his mind
Am                  C             F                 C           C/B
To leave his native country and his darling girl behind
Am      E                 Am
Oh, his darling girl behind.

Verse 6:
Am                                C                Am
She went into the tailor shop and dressed in men's array
Am                   C             F            C           C/B
Then she went into a vessel to convey herself away
Am      E                 Am
Oh, convey herself away.

Verse 7:
Am                                   C                Am
"Before you step on board, sir, your name I'd like to know"
Am                    C                        F                 C           C/B
She smiled all in her countenance, said, "They call me Jack-A-Roe"
Am      E                 Am
Oh, they call me Jack-A-Roe.

Verse 8:
Am                                     C                Am
"Your waist is light and slender, your fingers neat and small
Am                      C             F            C           C/B
Your cheeks too red and rosy for to face the cannonball"
Am      E                 Am
Oh, to face the cannonball.

Verse 9:
Am                                 C                Am
"I know my waist is slender and my fingers they are small
Am                       C              F                 C           C/B
But it would not make me tremble for to see ten thousand fall"
Am      E                 Am
Oh, to see ten thousand fall.

Verse 10:
Am                            C             Am
The war soon being over, they hunted all around
Am                 C         F                 C           C/B
Among the dead and dying her darling love she found
Am      E                 Am
Oh, her darling love she found.

Verse 11:
Am                                    C              Am
She picked him up all in her arms and carried him to town
Am                  C          F                 C           C/B
And sent for her physician to quickly heal his wounds
Am      E                 Am
Oh, to quickly heal his wounds.

Verse 12:
Am                                C             Am
This couple, they got married, so well they did agree
Am                   C           F               C           C/B
This couple they got married, so why not you and me
Am      E                 Am
Oh, so why not you and me?

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