Blackjack Davey chords by Taj Mahal
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Verse 1
(D major) Black Jack Davey come ridin' on (B minor) back
A (D major) whistlin' loud and merry
Made (B minor) the (G major) woods around him ring
And he charmed (C major) the heart
of (D major) a (C major) lady
Charmed the (G major) heart (D major) of a lady
How old are you, my pretty little miss (C major)
How old are you, (G major) my honey?
She answered (D major) to him with a
lovin' smile
"I'll be sixteen come Sunday
Be sixteen come Sunday"
Verse 2
Come (D major) and go with me,
my pretty little miss
Come and go with me, my (B minor) honey
Take you where the grass grows (D major) green
You (C major) never will want for money
You nev (G major) er will want for money
Pull off, pull off them (C major) high- (G major)
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Verse 3
(G major)
heeled shoes
All made of Spanish (D major) leather
Get behind me on (C major) my (G major) horse
And (D major) (C major) we'll (G major) ride off (D major) together
(B minor) We'll both go off together
Verse 4
Well she pulled off (D major) them
high- heeled shoes
Made of Spanish Leather
Got (B minor) behind him on his horse (G major)
And they rode off together
They both rode off together
Verse 5
At (G major) night (D major) the boss (C major) came home
Inquiring (G major) (D major) about his lady (C major)
The servant (G major) (D major) spoke
before she thought
"She's been with Black Jack
Davey
Rode off with Black (B minor) (D major) Jack Davey"
Verse 6
Well, saddle for me (B minor) my coal-
black (D major) stud
He's speedier than the gray
I (B minor) rode all day and I'll ride (D major) all night
And I'll overtake my (G major) lady
I'll bring back my lady
Verse 7
Well, he rode all night (C major) till the broad daylight
Till he (D major) came to a (C major) river ragin'
And (G major) there he spied his darlin' (D major) (C major) bride
In the (G major) arm (D major) s of Black Jack Davey
Wrapped up with Black Jack Davey
Pull off, (B minor) pull off
Verse 8
(D major) them long blue
gloves
All made of the finest (B minor) leather
Give to me your (D major) lily- white hand
And (G major) we'll go home together
(C major) We'll both go home to (D major) gether
Verse 9
Well, she pulled off (C major) (G major) them
long (D major) blue (C major) (G major) gloves
All (D major) made of the finest leather
Gave to (B minor) him her lily- white hand (D major)
And (B minor) (C major) said (D major) goodbye
(C major) forever
Bid farewell (G major) forever
Verse 10
Would you forsake (G major) your
house (C major) and home (G major)
Would (D major) you forsake your baby? (B minor)
(C major) Would (G major) you forsake (D major) your husband too
To go (C major) with (G major) (D major) Black Jack Davey
Ride off with Black Jack Davey?
Verse 11
Well, I'll (D major) forsake my house and home
(B minor) And I'll forsake (D major) my baby
I'll forsake my husband too
For the (G major) love of Black (C major) Jack Davey
Love (D major) my Black (C major) Jack Davey
(G major) Last night I slept in a (D major)
Verse 12
(C major) feather bed
Between my (G major) husband (D major) and baby
Tonight I lay on (B minor) the river banks (D major) (B minor) (C major)
(G major) In the (C major) (G major) (D major) arms (B minor) (C major) (D major)
(C major)
(G major) (D major) of Black Jack Davey
Love my Black Jack Davey
Blackjack Davey
Taj Mahal
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