You'll find the
chords here with the lyrics for Jack-A-Lynn, and
Down At The End Of Your Road. You may
want to compare these lyrics to
others to see the missing words. The ->
shows which line and [ ] shows
the lyrical chance.
Ian plays many
of his songs using a capo on the 3rd, 5th, and
sometimes even the 7th fret. Mother Goose
on the album was done on the
5th, but on last tour I noticed he had
moved it down to the 3rd. Most
likely because of his vocal-cord problem.
On Jack-A-Lynn the song is
done on the 5th. Above the lyrics are
the actual chord names, but with
the capo on the 5th fret for example a
G is shaped like an open D
chord without the capo. Also, these are
just the chords printed and
not all the hammering of the pull-ups
and pull-downs, positionings,
and the leads that Ian or Martin uses.
Maybe someday I'll work out a
tablature to show some of the hammering
that Ian uses and pass it on
the St. Cleve.
Regards,
Bob Albright
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JACK-A-LYNN
CAPO 5th Fret
Intro Am F Dm7 G C Am Bb F G
F
Dm Am
Verse 1 Cold aeroplanes, slow boats, warm trains
C
G Am G
Remind me
of Jack-A-Lynn
F
Dm Am
Lush hotels
and pretty girls
C
G Am G
Won't share
the misty mood I'm in
Dm
F
Chorus Silly, sad, I've never had
G C
To write
this before
G
Oh, Jack-A-Lynn
F
Dm Am
Verse 2 Funny how long nights alone
C
G Am G
And thoughts
of Jack-A-Lynn
F
Dm Am
When phantoms
tread around my bed
C
G Am
G
To offer
restless dreams they bring
Dm
F
Chorus And it's just the time and place to find
G C
-> [ A ] sad song to play
G
For Jack-A-Lynn
Bridge E B G D Am F Dm7 G C Am Bb F G Ab
Ab
Fm Cm
Eb
Verse 3-> Magpies that shriek, [ old ] boots that leak
Bb Eb Bb
-> [ Call me the Jack-A-Lynn
]
Ab
Fm Cm
Eb
-> Cold [ black cats in policman's
hats ]
Bb Eb
Bb
-> [ Nosing where the mice
have been ]
Fm
Ab
-> And the lonely hours, [
forgiving now ]
Bb Eb
-> [ And ] I'm far, far from
home
Bb
-> [ A ] Jack-A-Lynn
Cm
Ab
Jack Jack-A-Lynn
Cm
Ab
Jack Jack-A-Lynn,
Jack Jack-A-Lynn
Cm
Ab
Jack Jack-A-Lynn,
Jack Jack-A-Lynn