Misc Traditional – Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
G Now, 'twas twenty-five or thirty years D since Jack first saw the light, Am7 He came into this world of woe D G one dark and stormy night;
He was born on board his father's ship
D as she was lying to, Am7 'bout twenty-five or thirty miles D G south east of Bacalieu.
[Chorus]
D C Jack was every inch a sailor, Am7 D G Five and twenty years a whaler; D C Jack was every inch a sailor, Am7 D G He was born upon the bright blue sea.
[Verse 2]
When Jack grew up to be a man
D he went to Labrador, Am7 He fished in Indian Harbour D G where his father fished before;
On his returning in the fog
D he met a heavy gale, Am7 And Jack was swept into the sea D G and swallowed by a whale.
[Chorus]
D C Jack was every inch a sailor, Am7 D G Five and twenty years a whaler; D C Jack was every inch a sailor, Am7 D G He was born upon the bright blue sea.
[Verse 3]
The whale went straight for Baffln Bay
D 'bout ninety knots an hour, Am7 And every time he'd blow a spray D G he'd send it in a shower;
Oh, now, says Jack unto himself,
D I'll see what he's about, Am7 He got the whale all by the tail D G and turned him inside out.
[Outro]
G D C Jack was every inch a sailor, Am7 D G Five and twenty years a whaler; D C Jack was every inch a sailor, Am7 D G He was born upon the bright blue sea. D C Jack was every inch a sailor, Am7 D G Five and twenty years a whaler; D C Jack was every inch a sailor, Am7 D G He was born upon the bright blue sea.