Jack Straw chords by
Bruce Hornsby

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

Em

Em

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We can share the women,

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we can share the wine

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We can share what we got of yours 'cause

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G

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D

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A

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we done shared all of mine

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D

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Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Keep on rollin', just a mile to go

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D

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Am

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C

C

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Keep on rollin', my old buddy,

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G

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you're movin' much too slow

Interlude 1

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D

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A

A

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G

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D

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D

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I just jumped the watchman,

Verse 2

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D

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C

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D

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C

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right outside the fence

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D

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Took his rings, four bucks in change,

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C

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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Esus4

Esus4

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ain't that Heaven sent?

E

E

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Hurts my ears to listen, Shannon,

Esus4

Esus4

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E

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burns my eyes to see

Esus4

Esus4

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E

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Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon,

Esus4

Esus4

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E

E

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might as well be me

Interlude 2

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

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D

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C

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G

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D

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D

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G

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D

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C

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D

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Verse 3

C

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Am

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We used to play for silver,

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D

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now we play for life

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And one's for sport and one's

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G

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D

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for blood at the point of a knife

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C

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And now the die is shaken,

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now the die must fall

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There ain't a winner in the game,

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D

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he don't go home with all

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C

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Not with all

Interlude 3

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Verse 4

Em

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Leavin' Texas,

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fourth day of Ju ly

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Sun so hot, the clouds so low,

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the eagles filled the sky

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Em

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Catch the Detroit Lightning out of

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G

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Santa Fe

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The Great Northern out of Cheyenne,

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G

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from sea to shining sea

Interlude 4

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D

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C

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G

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D

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Gotta go to Tulsa,

Verse 5

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first train we can ride

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D

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Gotta settle one old score,

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C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Esus4

Esus4

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one small point of pride

E

E

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There ain't a place a man can hide, Shannon,

Esus4

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will keep him from the sun

Esus4

Esus4

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Ain't a bed can give us rest now,

Esus4

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Em

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you keep us on the run

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Interlude 5

Bm

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Verse 6

C

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Am

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Jack Straw from Wichita

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D

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Cut his buddy down

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He dug for him a shallow grave

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And laid his body down

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Half a mile from Tucson

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By the morning light

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One man gone and another to go

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My old buddy, you're moving

Interlude 6

much too slow

C

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Verse 7

Em

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We can share the wo men,

Outro 1

we can share the wine

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Chords

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Bm
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Esus4
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The original key of Jack Straw by Bruce Hornsby is A major.

The primary chords used in Jack Straw are E, A, C#m, F#m, Bm, D.

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

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

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