Chords for Crooked Jack (Dominic Behan) - Al O'Donnell and the Dubliners

_ [A] Dominic wrote about the Irish guys working on building sites all [Cm] over Britain.
They built the motorways and the _ dams and all kinds of tower blocks and all that [Em] sort of stuff.
And they were treated pretty rough.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ They had a tough enough time of it.
And _ this song is really about that.
_ And it's [Ab] called Crooked Jack and there's a good chorus in [G] this so do join in.
[E] Thank you. _ _ _
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_ _ _ I'm Irish man, [G] both young [A] and stern, [Em] with adventure in [D] your soul.
[B] There are bitter [G] ways to spend [D] your days, [Em] I'm [D] working down [Em] the hall.
I was [G] tall and true, [D] six foot two, [Em] they broke me across [D] the flag.
[Em] By a name I know, [G] it's not [D] my own, [Em] for they called [D] me [Em] the guy. _ _ _
_ _ The guy got through, [G] I'm boy, [D] _ [Em] I'm a big jack, but do go [D]
home.
_ _ [Em] The season [G] simply was [D] because [Em] I could work an hour and blow.
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[D] Six foot two, [Em] they broke me across [D] the flag.
[Em] By a name I know, _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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the guy, my person of [G] day.
I went [D] away [Em] to join with a [D] tinkering band.
[Em] Our talks and tears, [G] our sweat [D] and tears, [Em] oh no, [D] it's your [Em] _
windows.
[G] I was tall and true, [D]
six foot two, [Em] they broke me across [D] the flag.
[Em] By a name I know, [G] it's not [D] my own, [Em] for they called me [Em] crooked _ jack. _ _ _ _
And they say [G] honest [D] toil is good, [Em] for the spirit and [D] the soul.
[Em] But believe me boys, [G] it's my sweat and [E] blood, that they want you [Em] down the hall.
[G] I was tall and true, [D] _ six foot [Bm] two, they broke me [D] across the flag.
[G] By [Em] a name I know. _ _ _
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