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Gm  F  Bb  F
C  Gm  Dm   C Dm

[Verse]
                    Am
There was a wealthy merchant
   F             G
In London he did dwell
   Gm              F
He had a beautiful daughter
    Bb                F
The truth to you I'll tell
C       Gm                Dm     C Dm  C
Oh, the truth to you I'll tell

[Verse]
    Dm                Am
She had sweethearts a-plenty
    F             G
And men of high degree
    Gm                F
But none but Jack the sailor
    Bb                  F
Her true love ere could be
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Oh, her true love ere could be

[Verse]
Dm               Am
Jack he's gone a-sailing
     F              G
With trouble on his mind
     Gm                    F
He's left his king and his country
    Bb                 F
And his darling girl behind
C       Gm             Dm    C Dm  C
Oh, his darling girl behind

[Instrumental]
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Gm  F  Bb  F
C  Gm  Bm   A Bm   A

[Verse]
    Bm             Gbm
She went down to a tailor's shop
    D                  E
And dressed in men's array
      Em               D
She's signed a bill of passage
      G            D
To convey herself away
  A     Em           Bm   A Bm  A
Ohh, convey herself away

[Verse]
  Bm              Gbm
Before you get on board, Sir
     D                 E
Your name we'd like to know
    Em                D
She smiled all in her countenance
     G              D
They call me Jack-a-Roe
  A       Em             Bm
Ohh, they call me Jack-a-Roe

[Bridge]
 Bm
"I see your waist is slender
Bm
Your fingers they are small
Bm
Your cheeks too red and rosy
Bm
To face the cannonball"
 Bm
"I know my waist is slender
Bm
And my fingers they are small
Bm
But it would not make me tremble
                         A  Em
To see ten thousand fall
            Bm     A Bm
To see them fall"

[Verse]
    Dm             Am
The war soon being over
    F                G
She went and looked around
 Gm                F
Among the dead and wounded
    Bb              F
Her darling boy she found
C       Gm              Dm      C
Oh, her darling boy she found

[Verse]
    Dm                Am
She picked him up all in her arms
    F                  G
And carried him to the town
    Gm            F
She sent for a physician
    Bb                 F
Who quickly healed his wounds
C       Gm                 Dm
Oh, who quickly healed his wounds

[Verse]
                     Am
This couple they got married
   F              G
So well they did agree
     Gm              F
This couple they got married
   Bb              F
So why not you and me?
C       Gm          Dm
Oh, why not you and me?