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Did You Hear About Jerry chords by
Harry Belafonte
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Key: C major
Intro 1
Am
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Verse 1
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Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,

Great God almighty was the

workin' man's friend

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,
Verse 2
Am
Am

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I gotta pull this timber 'fore

the sun go down

Headed cross that river 'fore

the boss come 'round

Drag it on down that dusty road

Come on Jerry let's tote that load

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,

Did you hear about Jerry,
Verse 3
Am
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Well my old Jerry is a Arkansas mule

Been everywhere and he ain't no fool

Work get heavy old Jerry get slow

Pull so much he won't pull no mo'
Verse 4
Am
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Cry timber, timber,

Lord this timber's gotta roll

Timber, timber,
Verse 5

Lord this timber's gotta roll
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Well the boss kicked Jerry

and he made him jump

Jerry ridin' kick that boss on the rump

My old Jerry is a good old mule

Had- a been me Lord, I'd a kill that fool
Verse 6
Am
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Cry timber, timber,

Lord this timber's gotta roll

Timber, timber,
Verse 7

Lord this timber's gotta roll
Am
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Well the boss tried to shoot

old Jerry in the head

Jerry ducked the bullet and

he stomped him dead

Stomped that boss 'til I

wanted to scream

Should- a killed him 'cause

he's so damn mean
Verse 8
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Cry timber, timber,

Lord this timber's gotta roll
Outro 1

Timber, timber, Lord this timber's gotta roll
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Did You Hear About Jerry by Harry Belafonte is C major.

The primary chords used in Did You Hear About Jerry are Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Did You Hear About Jerry is approximately 171 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Did You Hear About Jerry using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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