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Jack‐in‐the‐Green chords by Jethro Tull

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • Bb

  • F

  • Am

Verse 1
G
Em
C
D
Bb
Have you seen
C
G
Jack- in- the- Green?
Bb
F
G
With his long tail hanging down.
Bb
He sits quietly
Verse 2
C
G
under every tree
Bb
F
G
In the folds of his velvet gown.
Bb
C
G
He drinks from the empty acorn cup.
Bb
F
G
The dew that dawn sweetly bestows.
Bb
And taps his cane upon
C
G
Bb
the ground -
F
Signals the snow drops,
G
it's time to grow
C
D

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Verse 3
Bb
C
It's no fun being Jack-
G
Bb
in- the- Green:
F
G
No place to dance, no time for song.
Bb
C
He wears the colours of the
G
Bb
summer soldier;
F
And carries the green flag all
G
the winter long.
Em
C
D
Verse 4
Am
D
Jack do you never sleep - does the
G
F
green still run deep in your heart?
Am
Or will these changing times,
D
G
F
motorways, powerlines, keep us apart?
C
D
Well, I don't think so.
C
D
I saw some grass growing through the
G
pavements today.
Bb
C
F
G
Bb
F
Verse 5
G
Bb
C
G
The Rowan, the Oak and the Holly tree
Bb
F
Are the charges left for him to
G
groom.
C
D
Verse 6
Bb
C
Each blade of grass whispers,
G
"Jack- in- the- Green."
Bb
"Oh Jack,
F
G
please help me through my winter's night."
Bb
An d - "We are the berries
G
on the Holly tree:
Bb
F
Oh, the Mistle Thrush is coming. Jack,
put out the light!"
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