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Halley Came to Jackson chords by
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Late one night when the wind was still
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Daddy brought the baby to the window sill
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To see a bit of heaven
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shoot across the sky
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The one and only time daddy saw it fly
Verse 2
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It came from the east
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just as bright as a torch
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The neighbors had a party
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on their porch
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Daddy rocked the baby, mother said amen
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When Halley came to visit in
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1910
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Now, back then Jackson
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was a real small town
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And it's not every night a
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comet comes around
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It was almost eighty years
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since its last time through
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So I bet your mother
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would have said amen too
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As its tail stretched
Verse 4

out like
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a stardust streak
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The papers wrote about
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it every day for a week
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You wondered where it's going
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and where it's been
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When Halley came to Jackson in 1910
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daddy
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told the baby sleeping in his arms
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To dream a little dream of

a comet's charms

And he made a little wish

as she slept so sound
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In 1986 that wish came 'round
Verse 6
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It came from the east just
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as bright as a torch
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She saw it in the sky from
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her daddy's porch
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As heavenly sent as it was back then
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When Halley came to Jackson in 1910
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And
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late one night when the wind was still

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Halley Came to Jackson by Mary Chapin Carpenter is E major.

The primary chords used in Halley Came to Jackson are E, A, B, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, A, B, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Halley Came to Jackson is approximately 79 beats per minute.

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