Jackdaw chords by Al Stewart

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

🎸 Intro:
DMaj9Dmaj9 E minor 7Em7 DMaj9Dmaj9 E minor 7Em7


🎸 Verse 1:
  DMaj9Dmaj9
I'm running away
   E minor 7Em7
On a day like today
DMaj9Dmaj9
Nothing you say
   E minor 7Em7
Could cause me to stay

🎸 Chorus:
DmDm
 Jackdaw (jackdaw)
      G+G      G7G7
Leaving by your back door
         C majorC
Should be gone by now
FF         G+G
 Should be gone by now
E7E7         A minorAm FF A minorAm A augmentedA
 Should be gone by now


🎸 Verse 2:
DMaj9Dmaj9
Don't try to follow
   E minor 7Em7
Just leave it alone
  DMaj9Dmaj9
The trains have all left now
     E minor 7Em7
And the station is closed


🎸 Chorus:
DmDm
 Jackdaw (jackdaw)
      G+G      G7G7
Leaving by your back door
         C majorC
Should be gone by now
FF         G+G
 Should be gone by now
E7E7         A minorAm FF A minorAm A augmentedA
 Should be gone by now

🎸 Instrumental:
Amaj7Amaj7 E minor 7Em7 Amaj7Amaj7 E minor 7Em7
B minorBm E7E7 A augmentedA D MajorD
B minorBm E7E7 A augmentedA A7A7


🎸 Verse 3:
DMaj9Dmaj9
It's five in the morning
     E minor 7Em7
And it's rainy and cold
   DMaj9Dmaj9
Just go back to sleep now
    E minor 7Em7
And you won't see me go


🎸 Chorus:
DmDm
 Jackdaw (jackdaw)
      G+G      G7G7
Leaving by your back door
         C majorC
Should be gone by now
FF         G+G
 Should be gone by now
E7E7         A minorAm FF A minorAm A augmentedA
 Should be gone by now


🎸 Outro:
DMaj9Dmaj9 E minor 7Em7 DMaj9Dmaj9 E minor 7Em7 DmDm