The Ballad Of Jerry Chords by Quimby
Tempo:
168.55 bpm
Chords used:
F#
Bm
Em
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G#m] [G]
[G#m] [G]
[G#] [G] I'm sorry.
[G#m]
[Em] [G#]
[D#]
[Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
Sad was the [F#] day, [Em] and sharp was the [F#] noise,
When [Bm] the hanged God [F#] saw that [Em] his punishment [F#] came.
He [Bm] spent too much [F#] time [E] in praying [F#] for John,
[A] He saw [G] a glove, [F#] a boy.
[Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
First came the [F#] flashes, [E]
followed [F#] by crashes,
[Bm] When jealousy [F#] rose in [Em] the form of [F#] a pistol.
No [Bm]
ashes [F#] or fishes [Em]
remained in [F#] his dishes,
[A] It's all [G] about [F#] a boy.
It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] finally,
[E]
[F#] The fallen [Bm]
man, [F#] so far [E]
behind.
[F#] It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] plain [Em] to see,
[F#] [A] For the last [G] time, [F#]
John.
[Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
It's wind in [F#] the sky and [E]
planks of [F#] the scaffold,
[Bm] When the wounded [F#] kneels down and [E] says,
God bless you, [F#] boy.
[Bm] His last prayer [F#] for bliss, [E]
it had [F#] been raffled,
[A] It's all [G] about [F#] a boy.
It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] finally,
[E]
[F#] The fallen [Bm]
man, [F#] so [Em] far behind.
[F#] It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] plain to [E]
see,
[F#] [A] For the last [G] time, [F#] John.
It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] finally,
[E]
[F#] The fallen [B]
man, [F#] so far [Em]
behind.
[F#] It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] it's hellish [E] to see,
[F#] [A] For the last [G] time, [F#]
John.
[E]
What have you [F#] done, sonny boy?
Now [Bm] you're dancing there on [Em] your own.
You've got [G] your rope, you're jerking [F#]
alone.
Alone.
Why, ya, [B] ya, ya!
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [E]
[F#]
[E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#]
[G] [Em]
[G#m] [G]
[G#] [G] I'm sorry.
[G#m]
[Em] [G#]
[D#]
[Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
Sad was the [F#] day, [Em] and sharp was the [F#] noise,
When [Bm] the hanged God [F#] saw that [Em] his punishment [F#] came.
He [Bm] spent too much [F#] time [E] in praying [F#] for John,
[A] He saw [G] a glove, [F#] a boy.
[Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
First came the [F#] flashes, [E]
followed [F#] by crashes,
[Bm] When jealousy [F#] rose in [Em] the form of [F#] a pistol.
No [Bm]
ashes [F#] or fishes [Em]
remained in [F#] his dishes,
[A] It's all [G] about [F#] a boy.
It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] finally,
[E]
[F#] The fallen [Bm]
man, [F#] so far [E]
behind.
[F#] It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] plain [Em] to see,
[F#] [A] For the last [G] time, [F#]
John.
[Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
It's wind in [F#] the sky and [E]
planks of [F#] the scaffold,
[Bm] When the wounded [F#] kneels down and [E] says,
God bless you, [F#] boy.
[Bm] His last prayer [F#] for bliss, [E]
it had [F#] been raffled,
[A] It's all [G] about [F#] a boy.
It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] finally,
[E]
[F#] The fallen [Bm]
man, [F#] so [Em] far behind.
[F#] It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] plain to [E]
see,
[F#] [A] For the last [G] time, [F#] John.
It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] finally,
[E]
[F#] The fallen [B]
man, [F#] so far [Em]
behind.
[F#] It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] it's hellish [E] to see,
[F#] [A] For the last [G] time, [F#]
John.
[E]
What have you [F#] done, sonny boy?
Now [Bm] you're dancing there on [Em] your own.
You've got [G] your rope, you're jerking [F#]
alone.
Alone.
Why, ya, [B] ya, ya!
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [E]
[F#]
[E]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[F#]
[G] [Em]
Key:
F#
Bm
Em
E
G
F#
Bm
Em
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [G] I'm sorry.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm]
Sad was the [F#] day, [Em] and sharp was the [F#] noise,
When [Bm] the hanged God [F#] saw that [Em] his punishment [F#] came.
He [Bm] spent too much [F#] time [E] in praying [F#] for John,
[A] He saw _ [G] a glove, [F#] a boy.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm]
First came the [F#] flashes, _ [E]
followed [F#] by crashes,
[Bm] When jealousy [F#] rose in [Em] the form of [F#] a pistol.
No [Bm]
ashes [F#] or fishes _ [Em]
remained in [F#] his dishes,
[A] It's all _ [G] _ about [F#] a boy.
It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] _ finally,
[E] _
_ _ [F#] The fallen [Bm]
man, _ [F#] so far [E] _
behind.
[F#] It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] plain [Em] to see,
[F#] _ _ [A] For the last [G] _ time, [F#]
John.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
It's wind in [F#] the sky and [E]
planks of [F#] the scaffold,
[Bm] When the wounded [F#] kneels down and [E] says,
God bless you, [F#] boy.
[Bm] His last prayer [F#] for bliss, _ [E]
it had [F#] been raffled,
[A] It's all _ [G] about [F#] a boy.
It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] _ finally,
[E] _
_ _ [F#] The fallen [Bm]
man, _ [F#] so [Em] far behind.
[F#] It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] plain to [E] _
see,
[F#] _ _ [A] For the last [G] _ time, [F#] John.
_ It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] _ finally,
[E] _
_ _ [F#] The fallen [B]
man, _ [F#] so far [Em] _
behind.
[F#] It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] it's hellish [E] to see,
_ [F#] _ _ [A] For the last [G] _ time, [F#]
John.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ What have you [F#] done, sonny boy?
Now [Bm] you're dancing there on [Em] your own.
You've got [G] your rope, you're jerking [F#]
alone.
_ _ Alone. _
_ _ Why, ya, [B] ya, ya!
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [G] I'm sorry.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm]
Sad was the [F#] day, [Em] and sharp was the [F#] noise,
When [Bm] the hanged God [F#] saw that [Em] his punishment [F#] came.
He [Bm] spent too much [F#] time [E] in praying [F#] for John,
[A] He saw _ [G] a glove, [F#] a boy.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm]
First came the [F#] flashes, _ [E]
followed [F#] by crashes,
[Bm] When jealousy [F#] rose in [Em] the form of [F#] a pistol.
No [Bm]
ashes [F#] or fishes _ [Em]
remained in [F#] his dishes,
[A] It's all _ [G] _ about [F#] a boy.
It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] _ finally,
[E] _
_ _ [F#] The fallen [Bm]
man, _ [F#] so far [E] _
behind.
[F#] It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] plain [Em] to see,
[F#] _ _ [A] For the last [G] _ time, [F#]
John.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
It's wind in [F#] the sky and [E]
planks of [F#] the scaffold,
[Bm] When the wounded [F#] kneels down and [E] says,
God bless you, [F#] boy.
[Bm] His last prayer [F#] for bliss, _ [E]
it had [F#] been raffled,
[A] It's all _ [G] about [F#] a boy.
It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] _ finally,
[E] _
_ _ [F#] The fallen [Bm]
man, _ [F#] so [Em] far behind.
[F#] It's a rick [Bm] and dance, [F#] plain to [E] _
see,
[F#] _ _ [A] For the last [G] _ time, [F#] John.
_ It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] _ finally,
[E] _
_ _ [F#] The fallen [B]
man, _ [F#] so far [Em] _
behind.
[F#] It's a rick [B] and dance, [F#] it's hellish [E] to see,
_ [F#] _ _ [A] For the last [G] _ time, [F#]
John.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ What have you [F#] done, sonny boy?
Now [Bm] you're dancing there on [Em] your own.
You've got [G] your rope, you're jerking [F#]
alone.
_ _ Alone. _
_ _ Why, ya, [B] ya, ya!
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _