Chords for Jeannie C. Riley Run Jeannie Run
Tempo:
69.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was born a way back [Bm] in the hills in a shack.
[G] The [A] oldest child [D] of ten, [A] owned [D] one heart and soul three day.
[Bm] Mama got sick and passed away, [G]
giving [A] birth to baby [D] brother Ben.
I stood there and I cried [Bm] as I watched my mama die.
[G] I guess I [A] was too young to [D] understand.
[A] [D] Papa didn't shed a tear [Bm] or even really seem to care.
[G] I thought it was [A] because he was [D] a man.
When mama was laid to rest, [Bm] papa said, Jeanie, do your best.
[G] I'm leaving, [A] but I won't be gone [D] long.
[D] The town was many miles away, [Bm] where papa seemed to want to stay.
[G] So soon after [A] mama [D] had gone, then it [A] was work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work.
The hard times [D] had just begun.
Yes, it [A] was work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, [G] work.
For Jeanie there [D] was no fun.
Papa started drinking wine [Bm] and chasing women all the time.
[G] And living [A] off the land, [D] off the land.
[A] We [D] children did the best we could.
[Bm] Milk the cows and chop the [G] wood.
And ate [A] what mama [D] left us canned.
One day the sheriff walked in [F#] to notify [Bm] the next of kin.
[G]
Papa [A] was run over [D] by a train.
[A] [D] It had been almost a year [Bm] since papa left us here.
[G] We were sorry, [A] but really felt [D] no pain.
The sheriff said that day, [Bm] children can't live this way.
[G] Said he'd send someone [A] to take us [D] into town.
[A] [D] That night I said goodbye, my [Bm] little brothers and sisters cried.
But [G] I ran away, [A] so poor I'd not [D] be found.
And now [A] it's run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run.
[G] Jeanie's gonna find [D] some fun.
Yes, [A] it's run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run.
[G] Run and find you some [D] fun.
[A]
[G] The [A] oldest child [D] of ten, [A] owned [D] one heart and soul three day.
[Bm] Mama got sick and passed away, [G]
giving [A] birth to baby [D] brother Ben.
I stood there and I cried [Bm] as I watched my mama die.
[G] I guess I [A] was too young to [D] understand.
[A] [D] Papa didn't shed a tear [Bm] or even really seem to care.
[G] I thought it was [A] because he was [D] a man.
When mama was laid to rest, [Bm] papa said, Jeanie, do your best.
[G] I'm leaving, [A] but I won't be gone [D] long.
[D] The town was many miles away, [Bm] where papa seemed to want to stay.
[G] So soon after [A] mama [D] had gone, then it [A] was work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work.
The hard times [D] had just begun.
Yes, it [A] was work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, [G] work.
For Jeanie there [D] was no fun.
Papa started drinking wine [Bm] and chasing women all the time.
[G] And living [A] off the land, [D] off the land.
[A] We [D] children did the best we could.
[Bm] Milk the cows and chop the [G] wood.
And ate [A] what mama [D] left us canned.
One day the sheriff walked in [F#] to notify [Bm] the next of kin.
[G]
Papa [A] was run over [D] by a train.
[A] [D] It had been almost a year [Bm] since papa left us here.
[G] We were sorry, [A] but really felt [D] no pain.
The sheriff said that day, [Bm] children can't live this way.
[G] Said he'd send someone [A] to take us [D] into town.
[A] [D] That night I said goodbye, my [Bm] little brothers and sisters cried.
But [G] I ran away, [A] so poor I'd not [D] be found.
And now [A] it's run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run.
[G] Jeanie's gonna find [D] some fun.
Yes, [A] it's run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run.
[G] Run and find you some [D] fun.
[A]
Key:
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I was born a way back [Bm] in the hills in a shack.
[G] The [A] oldest child [D] of ten, _ [A] owned [D] one heart and soul three day.
[Bm] Mama got sick and passed away, [G]
giving [A] birth to baby [D] brother Ben.
I _ stood there and I cried [Bm] as I watched my mama die.
[G] I guess I [A] was too young to [D] understand.
[A] _ [D] Papa didn't shed a tear [Bm] or even really seem to care.
[G] I thought it was [A] because he was [D] a man.
_ When mama was laid to rest, [Bm] papa said, Jeanie, do your best.
[G] I'm leaving, [A] but I won't be gone [D] long.
_ [D] The town was many miles away, [Bm] where papa seemed to want to stay.
[G] So soon after [A] mama [D] had gone, then it [A] was work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work.
The hard times [D] had just begun.
Yes, it [A] was work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, [G] work.
For Jeanie there [D] was no fun. _ _
Papa started drinking wine [Bm] and chasing women all the time.
[G] And living [A] off the land, [D] off the land.
_ [A] We [D] children did the best we could.
[Bm] Milk the cows and chop the [G] wood.
And ate [A] what mama [D] left us canned.
_ One day the sheriff walked in [F#] to notify [Bm] the next of kin.
[G]
Papa [A] was run over [D] by a train.
[A] _ [D] It had been almost a year [Bm] since papa left us here.
[G] We were sorry, [A] but really felt [D] no pain.
_ The sheriff said that day, [Bm] children can't live this way.
[G] Said he'd send someone [A] to take us [D] into town.
_ [A] _ [D] That night I said goodbye, my [Bm] little brothers and sisters cried.
But [G] I ran away, [A] so poor I'd not [D] be found.
And now [A] it's run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run.
[G] Jeanie's gonna find [D] some fun.
Yes, [A] it's run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run.
[G] Run and find you some [D] fun.
_ [A] _
I was born a way back [Bm] in the hills in a shack.
[G] The [A] oldest child [D] of ten, _ [A] owned [D] one heart and soul three day.
[Bm] Mama got sick and passed away, [G]
giving [A] birth to baby [D] brother Ben.
I _ stood there and I cried [Bm] as I watched my mama die.
[G] I guess I [A] was too young to [D] understand.
[A] _ [D] Papa didn't shed a tear [Bm] or even really seem to care.
[G] I thought it was [A] because he was [D] a man.
_ When mama was laid to rest, [Bm] papa said, Jeanie, do your best.
[G] I'm leaving, [A] but I won't be gone [D] long.
_ [D] The town was many miles away, [Bm] where papa seemed to want to stay.
[G] So soon after [A] mama [D] had gone, then it [A] was work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work.
The hard times [D] had just begun.
Yes, it [A] was work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, work, Jeanie, [G] work.
For Jeanie there [D] was no fun. _ _
Papa started drinking wine [Bm] and chasing women all the time.
[G] And living [A] off the land, [D] off the land.
_ [A] We [D] children did the best we could.
[Bm] Milk the cows and chop the [G] wood.
And ate [A] what mama [D] left us canned.
_ One day the sheriff walked in [F#] to notify [Bm] the next of kin.
[G]
Papa [A] was run over [D] by a train.
[A] _ [D] It had been almost a year [Bm] since papa left us here.
[G] We were sorry, [A] but really felt [D] no pain.
_ The sheriff said that day, [Bm] children can't live this way.
[G] Said he'd send someone [A] to take us [D] into town.
_ [A] _ [D] That night I said goodbye, my [Bm] little brothers and sisters cried.
But [G] I ran away, [A] so poor I'd not [D] be found.
And now [A] it's run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run.
[G] Jeanie's gonna find [D] some fun.
Yes, [A] it's run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run, Jeanie, run.
[G] Run and find you some [D] fun.
_ [A] _