Jethro Tull – Jacobs Tales (Guitar)

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As recorded by Jethro Tull (From the 2022 Album THE ZEALOT GENE) [Intro] A E A E A E N.C. [Verse 1]
    B
Who cares about the family silver

B
That glints in dusty halls

B
Lined with badly painted landscapes

B
On badly painted walls?

    A             B
Who cares for family favourites

         A            B
Dangling from the family tree?

     Bm           F#m
That Auntie Mabel loved you more

E          N.C.                  A  E  A  E
Loved you, loved you more than me
[Verse 2]
          A            E
We're not old fools of competition

A                E
Jacob's tales or superstition

    A                E
But siblings born in equal grace

A             E
Seated at set-table place

B                 A       E
Same old chances, toss of dice:

B              A        E
Evil eyes look twice as nice

           B        A          E
Blood runs thicker, blood runs cold;

      B      A           E N.C.
Seize legacy before it's sold
[Verse 3]
    B
Who cares if I am comfortable

B
In leafy rural lane

B
While you are tied to drudgery

B
Left staring at the rain

     A               A/B
That washes out your young ambition

A            A/B
Hung out left to dry

    Bm            F#m
And wither on the washing line

E           N.C.
Washed out, washed-out butterfly
[Harmonica Solo] A E A E [Verse 4]
          A            E
We're not old fools of competition

A                E
Jacob's tales or superstition

    A                E
But siblings born in equal grace

A             E
Seated at set-table place

B                 A       E
Same old chances, toss of dice:

B              A        E
Evil eyes look twice as nice

           B        A          E
Blood runs thicker, blood runs cold;

      B      A           E N.C.
Seize legacy before it's sold
[Outro] B F#m