Jack‐in‐the‐Green chords by 
Jethro Tull 
N/A
Key: A major•
Verse 1
A
F#m
D
E
C
Have you seen
D
A
Jack- in- the- Green?
C
G
A
With his long tail hanging down.
C
He sits quietly
Verse 2
D
A
under every tree
C
G
A
In the folds of his velvet gown.
C
D
A
He drinks from the empty acorn cup.
C
G
A
The dew that dawn sweetly be stows.
C
And taps his cane upon
D
A
C
the ground -
G
Signals the snow drops,
A
it's time to grow
D
E
Verse 3
C
D
It's no fun being Jack -
A
C
in- the- Green:
G
A
No place to dance, no time for song.
C
D
He wears the colours of the
A
C
summer soldier;
G
And carries the green flag all
A
the winter long.
F#m
D
E
Verse 4
Bm
E
Jack do you never sleep - does the
A
G
green still run deep in your heart?
Bm
Or will these changing times,
E
A
G
motorways, powerlines, keep us apart?
D
E
Well, I don't think so.
D
E
I saw some grass growing through the
A
pavements today.
C
D
G
A
C
G
Verse 5
A
C
D
A
The Rowan, the Oak and the Holly tree
C
G
Are the charges left for him to
A
groom.
D
E
Verse 6
C
D
Each blade of grass whis pers,
A
"Jack- in- the- Green."
C
"O h Jack,
G
A
please help me through my winter's night."
C
An d - "We are the berries
A
on the Holly tree:
C
G
Oh, the Mistle Thrush is coming. Jack,
put out the light!"
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA F#m D E C...
A
F#m
D
E
C
G
Bm
Capo: 2
Transpose: 0
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