Key: G major•
Intro 1
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F
G
C
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C
F
Verse 1
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C
He was born in 1890,
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C
on the Gulf of Mexico
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C
Fought his way around the world
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C
with hand, and heart, and soul
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C
He trot out all your Great White Hopes
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C
But they'd better bring a gun
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C
Jack Johnson's made of iron
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C
he's all counter punch and run
Chorus 1
G
D
Yonder comes Jack Johnson
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C
Like he owns the town
Bm
Em
There's a lot of white Amer icans
Am
C
Like to see a man go down
Interlude 1
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C
F
(drown)
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C
F
G
C
F
Verse 2
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C
Jack stood on the Titanic pier
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C
with a thousand dollar roll
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C
But the captain said, "Sorry boy
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C
we ain't haulin' coal"
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C
So Jack danced the Eagle Rock
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C
in a tavern on the shore
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C
While the captain danced his final dance
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C
on the Atlantic Ocean floor
Chorus 2
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D
Yonder comes Jack Johnson
G
C
Like he owns the town
Bm
Em
There's a lot of white Amer icans
Am
C
Like to see a man go down
Solo 1
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C
G
C
(drown)
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C
G
C
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C
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C
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C
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C
Verse 3
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C
Jack Johnson beat Jim Jeffries,
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C
till there weren't nothin' left
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C
And every time he'd throw a punch
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C
he'd say "Package for Mr. Jeff!"
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C
Then he ran off with some white girl,
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C
man that made 'em mad
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C
All agreed and all decreed,
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C
that Black Man was bad
Chorus 3
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D
Yonder comes Jack Johnson
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C
Like he owns the town
Bm
Em
There's a lot of white Amer icans
Am
C
Like to see a man go down
Interlude 2
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C
F
(drown)
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C
F
Verse 4
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C
Well, I stole a line from Lead Belly
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C
I don't think he'd mind
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C
'Cause Lead Belly and Jack,
Chorus 4
G
D
Yonder comes Jack Johnson
G
C
Like he owns the town
Bm
Em
There's a lot of white Amer icans
Am
C
Like to see a man go down
Outro 1
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C
F
(drown)
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C
F
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C
F
G
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG F C D Bm...
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Em
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