Chords for jethro sings cousin jack
Tempo:
118.05 bpm
Chords used:
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F#m
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] Well as you know, a lot of you will know, that [D] I come from the very south west of Cornwall,
about four and a mile or a mile and a half from Land's End, [F#] and a very old traditional mining [B] area,
and [F#] actually worked in the mine myself, in the old Levant tin mines.
But one day I was [A] in the
lorries going to Horseshoe, and I got to thinking about all the young miners from about [D] 1895 to about
1915, that went across the world because there was no money in Cornwall in the mining.
And they went
and sailed for [Bm] four and six months to go to Australia, [F#] South Africa, New Zealand, Canada,
all over the world.
When they got there, they were such good miners, the Cornish people, and they still
say that at the bottom of every pit in the [A] world, there's still a Cornishman.
And they would get
there and the mine captain would say, [D] have you got any relations that want to come out, because they
were precious, those Cornish miners.
And they say, yeah, we got a cousin Jack that'll come out, and
so be it.
[Bm] All the miners who worked abroad [F#] in that hard and terrible time, back when money was so
short, if they came from Cornwall, they were called Cousin Jack.
And [A] we talk about the Cousin Jacks
in Cornwall with great affection, and [D] there's Cousin Jacks still to this day, all over the world, and
from time to time they come back to the roots where their old Cousin Jack ancestors came from
to visit the area.
And I got to thinking [A] one day, what it must have been like for the mothers
when they said [D] goodbye to their sons, knowing they would never ever step on Cornish soil again.
And I wrote a [A] little song, and I called it Cousin Jack.
Are you packing your bag, son?
[D] You're leaving [A] today.
[F#m] Oh Cornwall will miss you when you're [Bm] far away.
[E]
[A] Send me a letter.
[D] Tell me [A] that you're fine.
[E] We will always think of you
when you're down [A] in that mine.
You left us a young man [D] and you went [A] far away.
[F#m] You had to leave Cornwall.
There just was [E] no pay.
[A] But living without you [D] will not [A]
be the same.
[E] For you'll never come back to old Cornwall [A] again.
Your picture hangs proudly by your mother's door.
[F#m] But she knows in her heart she will see you [E] no more.
[A] Like all the young miners,
you [D] won't [A] come back.
But [E] you'll always be Cornish.
Oh, [G#] God bless [F#m] Cousin [A] Jack.
Now old Mrs.
Chapman, her sons numbered nine.
[F#m] But they all left as young men to go work in the [E] mine.
[A] The key to the front door [D] she threw [A] far away.
[E] And she died still in hope [G#] they would walk through [G] one [A] day.
God bless all the Cornish [D] who live [A] far away.
[F#m] Now things are different.
We may see you [G#m] one [E] day.
[A] And Cornwall will love you if [D] you [A] make the trip back.
[E] For she's not forgotten,
oh, the [A] Cousin Jack.
So you're packing your bags, son, [D] and you're leaving [A] today.
[F#m] Old Cornwall will miss you when you're [Bm] far away.
[E] [A]
Don't send me the letter [D] and tell me [A] that you're fine.
[E] As I know you will die there in a far [A] away mine.
[E] And I know you will die there in a [D] far away mine.
[A]
about four and a mile or a mile and a half from Land's End, [F#] and a very old traditional mining [B] area,
and [F#] actually worked in the mine myself, in the old Levant tin mines.
But one day I was [A] in the
lorries going to Horseshoe, and I got to thinking about all the young miners from about [D] 1895 to about
1915, that went across the world because there was no money in Cornwall in the mining.
And they went
and sailed for [Bm] four and six months to go to Australia, [F#] South Africa, New Zealand, Canada,
all over the world.
When they got there, they were such good miners, the Cornish people, and they still
say that at the bottom of every pit in the [A] world, there's still a Cornishman.
And they would get
there and the mine captain would say, [D] have you got any relations that want to come out, because they
were precious, those Cornish miners.
And they say, yeah, we got a cousin Jack that'll come out, and
so be it.
[Bm] All the miners who worked abroad [F#] in that hard and terrible time, back when money was so
short, if they came from Cornwall, they were called Cousin Jack.
And [A] we talk about the Cousin Jacks
in Cornwall with great affection, and [D] there's Cousin Jacks still to this day, all over the world, and
from time to time they come back to the roots where their old Cousin Jack ancestors came from
to visit the area.
And I got to thinking [A] one day, what it must have been like for the mothers
when they said [D] goodbye to their sons, knowing they would never ever step on Cornish soil again.
And I wrote a [A] little song, and I called it Cousin Jack.
Are you packing your bag, son?
[D] You're leaving [A] today.
[F#m] Oh Cornwall will miss you when you're [Bm] far away.
[E]
[A] Send me a letter.
[D] Tell me [A] that you're fine.
[E] We will always think of you
when you're down [A] in that mine.
You left us a young man [D] and you went [A] far away.
[F#m] You had to leave Cornwall.
There just was [E] no pay.
[A] But living without you [D] will not [A]
be the same.
[E] For you'll never come back to old Cornwall [A] again.
Your picture hangs proudly by your mother's door.
[F#m] But she knows in her heart she will see you [E] no more.
[A] Like all the young miners,
you [D] won't [A] come back.
But [E] you'll always be Cornish.
Oh, [G#] God bless [F#m] Cousin [A] Jack.
Now old Mrs.
Chapman, her sons numbered nine.
[F#m] But they all left as young men to go work in the [E] mine.
[A] The key to the front door [D] she threw [A] far away.
[E] And she died still in hope [G#] they would walk through [G] one [A] day.
God bless all the Cornish [D] who live [A] far away.
[F#m] Now things are different.
We may see you [G#m] one [E] day.
[A] And Cornwall will love you if [D] you [A] make the trip back.
[E] For she's not forgotten,
oh, the [A] Cousin Jack.
So you're packing your bags, son, [D] and you're leaving [A] today.
[F#m] Old Cornwall will miss you when you're [Bm] far away.
[E] [A]
Don't send me the letter [D] and tell me [A] that you're fine.
[E] As I know you will die there in a far [A] away mine.
[E] And I know you will die there in a [D] far away mine.
[A]
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[A] Well as you know, a lot of you will know, that [D] I come from the very south west of Cornwall,
about four and a mile or a mile and a half from Land's End, [F#] and a very old traditional mining [B] area,
and [F#] actually worked in the mine myself, in the old Levant tin mines.
But one day I was [A] in the
lorries going to Horseshoe, and I got to thinking about all the young miners from about [D] 1895 to about
_ 1915, that went across the world because there was no money in Cornwall in the mining.
And they went
and sailed for [Bm] four and six months to go to Australia, [F#] South Africa, New Zealand, Canada,
all over the world.
When they got there, they were such good miners, the Cornish people, and they still
say that at the bottom of every pit in the [A] world, there's still a Cornishman.
And they would get
there and the mine captain would say, [D] have you got any relations that want to come out, because they
were precious, those Cornish miners.
And they say, yeah, we got a cousin Jack that'll come out, and
so be it.
[Bm] All the miners who worked abroad [F#] in that hard and terrible time, back when money was so
short, if they came from Cornwall, they were called Cousin Jack.
And [A] we talk about the Cousin Jacks
in Cornwall with great affection, and [D] there's Cousin Jacks still to this day, all over the world, and
from time to time they come back to the roots where their old Cousin Jack ancestors came from
to visit the area.
And I got to thinking [A] one day, what it must have been like for the mothers
when they said [D] goodbye to their sons, knowing they would never ever step on Cornish soil again. _
And I wrote a [A] little song, _ and I called it Cousin Jack. _ _ _ _
Are you packing your bag, son?
[D] You're leaving [A] _ _ today. _
_ [F#m] Oh Cornwall will miss you _ when you're [Bm] far away.
[E] _ _
_ [A] Send me a letter.
_ _ [D] Tell me [A] that you're fine. _ _
[E] We will always think of you
_ when you're down [A] in that mine. _ _
You left us a young man _ [D] and you went [A] far away. _
[F#m] You had to leave Cornwall.
_ There just was [E] no pay. _ _ _
[A] But living without you _ [D] will not [A]
be the _ same. _
[E] For you'll never come back _ _ to old Cornwall [A] again. _ _ _
Your picture hangs proudly _ _ by your mother's door.
_ [F#m] But she knows in her heart _ she will see you [E] no more. _ _
[A] Like all the young miners,
_ _ you [D] won't [A] come _ back.
But [E] you'll always be _ Cornish.
Oh, [G#] God bless [F#m] Cousin [A] Jack. _ _ _
Now _ _ old Mrs.
Chapman, _ _ her sons numbered nine. _
[F#m] But they all left as young men to go work in the [E] _ mine. _
[A] The key to the front door _ [D] she threw [A] far away. _ _
[E] And she died still in hope _ _ [G#] they would walk through [G] one [A] _ day. _
God bless all the Cornish _ [D] who live [A] far away. _ _
_ [F#m] Now things are different.
_ _ We may see you [G#m] one [E] day. _
[A] And Cornwall will love you _ if [D] you [A] make the trip _ back. _
[E] For she's not forgotten,
_ _ _ _ oh, the [A] Cousin Jack. _ _ _
So you're packing your _ bags, son, [D] and you're leaving _ [A] _ today. _ _
[F#m] Old Cornwall will miss you when you're [Bm] far away.
[E] _ _ [A]
Don't send me the letter _ _ [D] and tell me [A] that you're fine.
_ _ [E] As I know you will die there _ in a far [A] away mine.
_ _ [E] And I know you will die there _ in a [D] far away _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mine.
[A] _
about four and a mile or a mile and a half from Land's End, [F#] and a very old traditional mining [B] area,
and [F#] actually worked in the mine myself, in the old Levant tin mines.
But one day I was [A] in the
lorries going to Horseshoe, and I got to thinking about all the young miners from about [D] 1895 to about
_ 1915, that went across the world because there was no money in Cornwall in the mining.
And they went
and sailed for [Bm] four and six months to go to Australia, [F#] South Africa, New Zealand, Canada,
all over the world.
When they got there, they were such good miners, the Cornish people, and they still
say that at the bottom of every pit in the [A] world, there's still a Cornishman.
And they would get
there and the mine captain would say, [D] have you got any relations that want to come out, because they
were precious, those Cornish miners.
And they say, yeah, we got a cousin Jack that'll come out, and
so be it.
[Bm] All the miners who worked abroad [F#] in that hard and terrible time, back when money was so
short, if they came from Cornwall, they were called Cousin Jack.
And [A] we talk about the Cousin Jacks
in Cornwall with great affection, and [D] there's Cousin Jacks still to this day, all over the world, and
from time to time they come back to the roots where their old Cousin Jack ancestors came from
to visit the area.
And I got to thinking [A] one day, what it must have been like for the mothers
when they said [D] goodbye to their sons, knowing they would never ever step on Cornish soil again. _
And I wrote a [A] little song, _ and I called it Cousin Jack. _ _ _ _
Are you packing your bag, son?
[D] You're leaving [A] _ _ today. _
_ [F#m] Oh Cornwall will miss you _ when you're [Bm] far away.
[E] _ _
_ [A] Send me a letter.
_ _ [D] Tell me [A] that you're fine. _ _
[E] We will always think of you
_ when you're down [A] in that mine. _ _
You left us a young man _ [D] and you went [A] far away. _
[F#m] You had to leave Cornwall.
_ There just was [E] no pay. _ _ _
[A] But living without you _ [D] will not [A]
be the _ same. _
[E] For you'll never come back _ _ to old Cornwall [A] again. _ _ _
Your picture hangs proudly _ _ by your mother's door.
_ [F#m] But she knows in her heart _ she will see you [E] no more. _ _
[A] Like all the young miners,
_ _ you [D] won't [A] come _ back.
But [E] you'll always be _ Cornish.
Oh, [G#] God bless [F#m] Cousin [A] Jack. _ _ _
Now _ _ old Mrs.
Chapman, _ _ her sons numbered nine. _
[F#m] But they all left as young men to go work in the [E] _ mine. _
[A] The key to the front door _ [D] she threw [A] far away. _ _
[E] And she died still in hope _ _ [G#] they would walk through [G] one [A] _ day. _
God bless all the Cornish _ [D] who live [A] far away. _ _
_ [F#m] Now things are different.
_ _ We may see you [G#m] one [E] day. _
[A] And Cornwall will love you _ if [D] you [A] make the trip _ back. _
[E] For she's not forgotten,
_ _ _ _ oh, the [A] Cousin Jack. _ _ _
So you're packing your _ bags, son, [D] and you're leaving _ [A] _ today. _ _
[F#m] Old Cornwall will miss you when you're [Bm] far away.
[E] _ _ [A]
Don't send me the letter _ _ [D] and tell me [A] that you're fine.
_ _ [E] As I know you will die there _ in a far [A] away mine.
_ _ [E] And I know you will die there _ in a [D] far away _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mine.
[A] _