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Jack Tar On Shore - Dan Zanes Chords

Chords: C, Am, G, F

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Genre: folk, children's, pop


[Intro]
C C Am Am
C C G G
C C F F
G G C C

[Verse 1]
C C Am Am
So come all you ladies gay who delight in sailors' joy
C C G G
Come listen while I sing to you a song
C C F F
When Jack Tar, he comes on shore with his gold and silver in store
G G C C
There's no one can get rid of it so soon

[Verse 2]
C C Am Am
And the first thing Jack require is a fiddler to his hand
C C G G
And likewise the best liquor of every kind
C C F F
And a pretty girl likewise with two dark and rolling eyes
G G C C
Jack Tar, he's suited to his mind

[Verse 3]
C C Am Am
Now the landlady comes in, dressed all in her Sunday best
C C G G
She looked like some bright and evening star
C C F F
She was ready to wait on him when she find he's plenty o' tin
G G C C
Chalk him down, two for one behind the bar

[Verse 4]
C C Am Am
And now Jack, all in his rage, he threw bottles at her head
C C G G
Likewise all the glasses he let fly
C C F F
And the poor girl in her fright called the watchmen of that night
G G C C
Saying, "Take this young sailor away"

[Instrumental]
C C Am Am
C C G G
C C F F
G G C C

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