Jack-A-Roe chords by Bob Dylan
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Verse 1
(A minor) Oh, there was a wealthy merchant,
in London he did dwell.
He had a lovely daugh (C major) ter,
the truth (F major) to you (C major) I'll tell, (A minor)
Oh, the truth (E major) to you I'll tell. (A minor)
Verse 2
She had (A minor) sweethearts a- plenty
and men (C major) of high (A minor) degree.
There was none but Jackie Fra (C major) zier,
her true (F major) love e'er (C major) to be, (A minor)
Oh, her true (E major) love e'er to be. (A minor)
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Verse 3
"Oh daughter, (A minor) oh daughter,
your body (C major) I will (A minor) confine.
If none but Jack the sail (C major) or would
(F major) ever suit (C major) your mind,
(A minor) Oh, would (E major) ever suit your mind. (A minor)
Verse 4
"This body (A minor) you may imprison,
my heart (C major) you can't (A minor) confine.
There's none but Jack the sail (C major) or would
have (F major) this heart (C major) of mine, (G major)
(A minor) Oh, would have (E major) this
(A minor) heart of mine.
Verse 5
Now Jackie's (A minor) gone sailing
with trouble (C major) on (A minor) his mind.
To leave his native coun (C major) try and
his darling (F major) girl (C major) (A minor) behind,
Oh, his darling (E major) girl behind. (A minor)
Interlude 1
(G major) (A minor)
Verse 6
She went into the tailor (A minor) shop
and dressed (C major) in men's (A minor) array,
Then she went into the ves
(C major) sel to (F major) convey herself (C major) away,
Oh, (A minor) convey (E major) herself away. (A minor)
Verse 7
"Before you step onboard, (A minor) sir,
your name (C major) I'd like (A minor) to know."
She smiled all in her (C major) countenance, said,
"They call (F major) me Jack- (C major) A- Roe, (A minor)
Oh, they call (E major) me Jack- (A minor) A- Roe."
Verse 8
"Your waist is light and slender, (A minor)
your finger (C major) s neat (A minor) and small,
Your cheeks too red and rosy (C major) for
to face (F major) the cannon (C major) ball, (A minor)
(E major) Oh, to face the cannonball. (A minor)
Verse 9
"I know my waist is slender (A minor) and
my fin (C major) gers they are (A minor) small,
But they would not make me tremble (C major) for
to see (F major) ten thou (C major) sand fall, (A minor)
Oh, to see (E major) ten thousand
fall." (A minor)
Interlude 2
(A minor) (C major) (F major) (C major) (A minor)
The war soon being over (C major) , they hunted
Verse 10
all (A minor) around.
Among the dead and dy (C major) ing her darling (F major) love (C major) she found,
(A minor)
Oh, her darling (E major) love she found.
(A minor)
Verse 11
She picked him up all in her arms
and carries (C major) him (A minor) to town,
And sent for her phys (C major) ician to
(F major) quickly (C major) heal his (A minor) wounds,
Oh, to (E major) quickly heal his wounds.
(A minor)
Verse 12
This couple, they got married,
so well (C major) they (A minor) did agree,
This couple they (C major) got married,
so why (F major) not you (C major) and me,
Oh, (A minor) so why not (E major) (A minor) you and me.
Jack-A-Roe
Bob Dylan
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