Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Intermediate
The Punch Brothers: Jumbo Chords
some basic chords :) :)
E6E6 7-7-6-6-x-x
Eb6Eb6 6-6-5-5-x-x
Eb/GEb/G 3-1-1-3-x-x or 3-1-1-3-2-x
E/G# 4-2-2-4-x-x
B7/D# x-6-4-4-4-x
F#/A# 6-4-4-6-x-x or 6-4-4-6-5-x
Fm2 x-x-3-1-1-3
C6C6 8-x-7-9-8-x
C6/5- 8-x-7-9-7-x
A/C#A/C# 9-7-7-9-x-x or 9-7-7-9-8-x
Eb7Eb7 x-6-5-6-4-x
G#7/C x-3-4-5-4-x
Intro:
E6E6 Eb6Eb6 E6E6
E6 Eb6Eb6 E6E6
Verse 1:
C# minorC#m BB
Well, here comes Jumbo with a phone in his hand
E7E7 A augmentedA
Bet it’s been a while since you seen a real man
F#F# Eb/GEb/G E/G# B7B7
Grown up strong on the fat of the land of the free
E MajorE Emaj
Sure, I guess he got off to a hell of a start
E7E7 Amaj
With his grandpa’s money and his daddy’s heart
F#F# Eb/GEb/G E6E6
But you oughta know privileged is a pretty hard thing to be
E6E6
You know?
E6E6
Verse 2:
C# minorC#m BB
Whoa! Here comes Jumbo with a knife and a tan
E7E7 A augmentedA
And an elephant’s tail for his Instagram
F#F# Eb/GEb/G E/G# B7B7
Grown up brave on the fat of the land of the free
E MajorE Emaj
See the twinkle in his eye like a torch in the dark
E7E7 Amaj
On a court-approved stroll through the city park
F#F# Eb/GEb/G E/G# G#7G#7
Whistling which of you purebreds gonna bark at my theme song goes a little something like:
Chorus:
C# minorC#m
Here comes Jumbo
F#/A#
American as gumbo
BB B7/D# E MajorE G#7G#7
Skin white as new corn liquor hair black as molasses rum, though
C# minorC#m
He ain’t dumb, no
F#/A# F#F#
You elitist bums, go
BB G#7G#7
Get yourselves off of Capitol Hill
C# minorC#m
‘Cause we’ve just about had our fill
E7E7 Amaj F#F#
Of y’all playing Columbo
Bridge:
F minorFm Fm2
When anyone can tell
C#maj Bb7Bb7
That good old Jumbo
C6C6
Was only to trying to help
C6/5-
Only trying to help
N.C.
Oh, help us out with one now Jumbo
Interlude:
E minorEm D MajorD G7G7 C majorC
A augmentedA F#/A# G/BG/B B7B7
G+G Gmaj G7G7 Cmaj
A augmentedA F#/A# G/BG/B B7B7
E minorEm A/C#A/C#
D MajorD D/F#D/F# G+G B7B7
E minorEm A/C#A/C#
D MajorD B7B7 E minorEm G7G7
C majorC A7A7
G# minorG#m G#7G#7
Chorus:
C# minorC#m
Here comes Jumbo
F#/A#
American as gumbo
BB B7/D# E MajorE G#7G#7
Washed in the blood of the little man singing fee fi fo fum, bro
C# minorC#m
‘Til his kingdom comes so
F#/A#
You elitist bums can go
BB G#7G#7
Fuck yourselves off of Capitol Hill
C# minorC#m E7E7
‘Cause we’ve just about had our fill
A augmentedA Eb7Eb7
Of wondering what is and isn’t rigged
G#G# F7F7
When there’s all these unadopted kids
BbmBbm G#7/C
Ready to swim across the Bering Sea
C# minorC#m E7E7
To feast on the fat of the land of the free
Amaj
They’re twiddling their thumbs though
F#7F#7
While y’all play Columbo
E6E6
With poor old Jumbo
Outro:
E6E6 Eb6Eb6 E6E6
Shhh
E6E6 Eb6Eb6 E6E6