Jack Was Ev'ry Inch A Sailor

by Sea Chantey from Newfoundland · posted by WaltP

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

JACK WAS EV’RY INCH A SAILOR
Sea chantey from Newfoundland
Key: D

-3     -3   -1 -2*  -3  -3  -1 -2*  -3
Now, ‘twas twen-ty five or thir-ty years
 -3    -4   -3    3  -2*   2
Since Jack first saw the light
3   2  -2* 3   3     2  -2*  3
He came in-to this world of woe
-3   4*  -4   -3   3  -2*
One dark and storm-y night
-3 -3   -1 -2*  -3   -3  -1  -2*    -3
He was born on board his fa-ther’s ship
-3 -4  -3  3  -2* 2
As she was ly-ing to
  3    2  -2*  3   3   2  -2*   3
‘bout twen-ty five or thir-ty miles
 -3    4*  -4  3  2  -1
South-east of Bac-al-hao
 -3   3* -4  -3 -2* -1  1*  -4
Jack was ev-‘ry inch a sail-or
 -4  -3*  4*  -4   3   2  -1  -3
Five and twen-ty years a whal-er
 -3   3* -4  -3 -2* -1  1*  -4
Jack was ev-‘ry inch a sail-or
-4 -4   4*  -4 -3 -2*   3     1*  -1
He was born up-on the bright blue sea

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