Jack-a-Roe, 5/13/77 ☮ Grateful Dead Chords

Tempo:
198.35 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

E

G

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jack-a-Roe, 5/13/77 ☮ Grateful Dead chords
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[A] [Dm] .
[A] .
[D] [Am] .
[G] [Am] .
[G] .
[Am] [G] .
[Am] [G] .
[Am] .
[G] .
[Am] [G] .
[Am] .
[G] .
[Am] [G] .
[Am] .
[C] .
[E] .
He [Am] had a beautiful [C] daughter, [F] the truth you [C] are to know.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] the truth.
[Am] .
[A] .
[Am] [G] She [Am] had sweethearts [C] of plenty, and men of high [E] degree.
.
[Am] But none but Jack [C] the Sailor, [F] her true love there could [C] be.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] her true love there could [Am] be.
.
Jack is [C] gonna sail in with trouble on [E] his mind.
.
[Am] He's left his [C] native country and [F] his daughter girl [C] behind.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] his daughter girl [Am] behind.
.
[A] .
[Am] [C] .
[E] .
[Am] .
[C] [F] .
[C] .
[Am] [E] .
[Am] [G] .
[Am] [G] .
[Am] [C] .
[E] .
[Am] [C] .
[F] .
[C] .
[Am] [E] .
[Am] She went down to a [C] tailor shop and dressed in man's [E] rag.
.
[Am] She allowed her [C] motor vessel to [F] convey herself [C] away.
[E] .
[Am] Oh, [E] to convey herself [Am] away.
.
[A] .
Before [Am] you get [C] on board, sir, your name we'd like to [E] know.
.
She [Am] smiled all in her [C] complex, [F] they call me Jack-a [C]-roo.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] they call me Jack [Am]-a-roo.
[G] .
[Am] [G] I [Am] see [G] your waist [C] is slender, your fingers they [E] are small.
.
[Am] Your cheeks too red [C] and rosy [F] to face the .
[C] cannonball.
[Bm] .
[Am] Oh, [E] to face the .
[Am] cannonball.
[G] .
[Am] .
I know my [C] waist is slender, my fingers they [E] are small.
.
But it [Am] would not [C] make me tremble [F] to see ten [C] thousand fall.
[G] .
[Am] Oh, [E] to see [G#] ten thousand [Am] fall.
[G] .
[Am] [G] .
[Am] [C] .
[E] .
[F#] [E] [Am] .
[F] .
[C] [G] .
[A] [E] .
[D] [Am] .
[C] .
[E] .
[Am] .
[C] [F] .
[C] [G] .
[Am] [E] [Am] .
The horse had [C] been over, she went and looked [E] around.
.
[Am] Among the dead [C] and wounded, her [F] darling boy [C] she found.
[G] [Am] .
Oh, her [E] darling boy she [Am] found.
.
She picked him up [C] all in her arms and carried him to [E] the town.
.
[Am] She sent for a [C] physician [F] who quickly healed [C] his wounds.
[Am] .
Oh, [E] who quickly healed [Am] his wounds.
[G] [Am] .
This couple they [C] got married, so well they [E] did agree.
.
[Am] This couple they [C] got married, [F] so why not you and [C].
me.
[Em] [Am] .
Oh, [E] why not [Am] you and me.
.
Oh, [E] why not you [Am] and me.
[A] [Am] .
[N] .
[E] .
[D] [G] .
[E] .
Key:  
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
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To jam and learn Grateful Dead - (Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL 5/13/1977) Jack-A-Roe chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, E, Am, C, F, C, G, Am and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 99 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 198 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Minor.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ He _ [Am] had a beautiful [C] _ daughter, [F] the truth you [C] are to _ _ _ know.
_ [G] _ .
[Am] _ Oh, [E] the truth.
_ [Am] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] She [Am] had _ sweethearts [C] of plenty, and men of high [E] degree.
_ _ .
_ _ _ [Am] But none but Jack [C] the Sailor, [F] her true love there could [C] be.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Am] Oh, _ [E] her true love there could [Am] _ be.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Jack is [C] gonna _ sail in with trouble on [E] his mind.
_ .
_ _ _ [Am] He's left his [C] native _ country and [F] his daughter girl [C] behind.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ Oh, [E] his daughter girl [Am] behind.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
went down to a [C] tailor shop and dressed in man's [E] rag.
_ _ .
_ _ _ [Am] She allowed her [C] motor vessel to [F] convey _ herself [C] away.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
[Am] _ Oh, [E] to convey herself [Am] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
Before [Am] you get [C] on board, sir, your name we'd like to [E] know.
_ _ .
_ _ She [Am] smiled all in her [C] complex, _ [F] they call me Jack-a [C]-roo.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Am] _ Oh, [E] they call me Jack [Am]-a-roo.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I [Am] see [G] your waist [C] is slender, your fingers they [E] are small.
_ .
_ _ _ [Am] Your cheeks too red [C] and rosy [F] to face the _ .
[C] cannonball.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
[Am] _ Oh, [E] to face the _ .
[Am] cannonball.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I know my [C] waist is slender, my fingers they [E] are small.
_ .
_ _ _ But it [Am] would not [C] make me tremble [F] to see ten [C] thousand fall.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [Am] Oh, [E] to see [G#] ten thousand [Am] fall.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
The horse had [C] been _ over, she went and looked _ [E] around.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Am] Among the dead [C] and wounded, her [F] darling boy [C] she found.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ .
Oh, her [E] darling boy she [Am] found.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ She picked him up [C] all in her arms and carried him to [E] the town.
_ _ .
_ _ [Am] She sent for a [C] physician _ [F] who quickly healed [C] his wounds.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
Oh, [E] who quickly healed [Am] his wounds.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ This couple they [C] got married, so well they [E] did agree.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [Am] This couple they [C] got married, [F] so why not you and [C].
me.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ .
Oh, [E] _ why not [Am] you and me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Oh, [E] why not you [Am] and me.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .

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