Jackaro Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]There was a wealthy merchant,
in London he did dwell
He had a lovely daugh[C]ter,
the truth to you I'll tell
[Am]Oh, the [E]truth to you I'll
[Am]tell

[Verse 2]
Her sweethearts [Am]they were plentiful,
she courted day and night
Until on Jackie [C]Fraser she placed
her heart's delight
[Am]Oh, she plac[E]ed her heart's
[Am]delight

[Verse 3]
[Am]
"Oh daughter dearest daughter,
your body I'll confine
If none but Jack [C]the sailor
can ever suit your mind
[Am]Oh, can [E]ever suit [Am]your mind"

[Verse 4]
"This [Am]body you may 'prison,
my [E]heart you can't [Am]confine
There's none but Jackie [C]Fraser
shall have this heart o' mine
[Am]Oh, shall [E]have this heart [Am]o' mine"

[Verse 5]
[Am]
Her parents saw him comin',
they flew in an angry way
They gave him forty shil[E]lings
[C]to bear him far [G]away
[Am]Oh, to bear [E]him far away[Am]

[Verse 6]
[Am]He sailed across the ocean,
across the deep blue sea
Till safely he was [E]landed [C]in
the wars of Germany
[Am]Oh, the [E]wars of Germany
[Am]

[Verse 7]
She went down to a tailor shop,
she dressed in men's array
She laboured for the cap[C]tain
to bear her far away
[Am]Oh, to b[E]ear her far [Am]away

[Verse 8]
[Am]
"Before you step on board, sir,
your name I'd like to know"
She smiled all in her counten[C]ance,
"They call me Jack[Am]aro
Oh, [E]they call [Am]me Jackaro"

[Verse 9]
"Your waist is far too slender,
your fingers they are small
Your cheeks too red and rosy
[C]to face the cannonball
[E]Oh,[Am] to f[E]ace the cannonball[Am]"

[Verse 10]
"I know my [Am]waist is slender,
my fingers they are small,
But I would not change my counten
[C]ance to see ten thousand fall
[Am]Oh, [E]to see ten thousand [Am]fall"

[Verse 11]
[Am]She sailed across the ocean,
across the deep blue sea
Till safely she was landed [C]in
the wars of Germany
[Am]Oh, [E]the wars of Germ[Am]any

[Verse 12]
She went out to [Am]the battlefield,
she viewed it up and down
Among the dead and dy[C]ing,
her darling boy she found
[Am]Oh, [E]her darling boy [Am]she found

[Verse 13]
She picked him up [Am]most tenderly,
she carried him to the town
She sent for [C]a physician
to cure up all his wounds
[Am]Oh, [E]to cure up all
his wound[Am]s

[Verse 14]
This couple now [Am]are married,
so well did they agree,
This couple now are mar[C]ried, so
why not you and me?
[Am]Oh, [E]so why not you and me?