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True Blue Jeans chords by
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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Let me tell you about a pair
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of jeans I once had.
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I bought them in a work clothes shop,
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A

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not a store anymore.
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D

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Where a sailor ashore can find
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A

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good work clothes galore.
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I'm talking about a place,
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Ace, where a cowboy in town
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can drown his sorrows in good blue
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denim and canvas brown.
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Em
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It's there I spies these old
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Levi's.
Gm
Gm
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I mean, they're brand spankin' new,
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but the style was old.
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A

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True blue jeans.
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A

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Made of dark blue cloth.
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Got that sweet soapy smell in there.
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Thick and hard so they'll
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Bm
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Em
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wear real well.
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D

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Buy them loose,
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cause they're gonna shrink.
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I give them three extra inches in length,
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and two in the waist.
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They'll soon fit tight,
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Provided you wash and
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dry them right.
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Here's what I'd done,

and it's half the fun.
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True blue jeans.

From the days when a man's

best friend was his old six -gun,
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I passed a rope up one leg and side,
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Crossed it down the other side,
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Closed that bite with a bowlin' knife,
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Tied the bitter end to a stump nearby,

and tossed them in the creek
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and watched them sink.
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I left them soaking overnight,
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when morning come I saw the sight.

I pulls them out, unties the line,
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wrung them out,
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hung them on a branch to bake in the sun,
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like they done on the ranch.
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True blue jeans.

I pulls them off when they're bone dry,
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It was still quite stiff, I can testify,
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But softer then than they were before.
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Now I can walk from here to the door,
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Not stiff as a board, but they still got
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some stout,

Which will ease your comfort

in the saddle,
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Scout.
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True blue jeans,
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And that's the way they
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made them when
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Your old 44 was your very best friend.
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When your word was true,
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and genes were dark blue.
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • Bb

  • G

  • Em

  • Gm

    3

  • E

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of True Blue Jeans by Ramblin' Jack Elliott is D major.

The primary chords used in True Blue Jeans are D, A, Bb, G, Em, Gm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, Bb, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of True Blue Jeans is approximately 94 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of True Blue Jeans using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for True Blue Jeans. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Ramblin' Jack Elliott.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add True Blue Jeans to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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