Jack chords

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

She [Am]had sweethearts a [C]plenty
and men of high de[E]gree,
But [Am]none but Jack the [C]sailor
her [F]true love ever [C]be,
[Am]Oh, her [E]true love ever [Am]be. E Am

[Am]Jackie's gonna [C]sailin'
with trouble on his [E]mind,
He's [Am]left his native [C]country
and his [F]darling girl be[C]hind,
[Am]Oh, his [E]darling girl be[Am]hind. E Am

She [Am]went down to a [C]tailor shop
and dressed in man's ar[E]ray,
She [Am]stepped aboard a [C]vessel
and con[F]veyed herself a[C]way,
[Am]Oh, con[E]veyed herself a[Am]way. E Am

Be[Am]fore you get on [C]board,
Sir, your name we'd like to [E]know,
She [Am]smiled on her [C]countenance,
they [F]call me Jack-a-[C]Roe,
[Am]Oh, they [E]call me Jack-a-[Am]Roe. E Am

I [Am]see your waist is [C]slender,
your fingers they are [E]small,
Your [Am]cheeks too red and [C]rosy
to [F]face the cannon[C]ball,
[Am]Oh to [E]face the cannon[Am]ball. E Am

I [Am]know my waist' is [C]slender,
my fingers are neat and [E]small,
But it [Am]would not make me [C]tremble
to [F]see ten thousand [C]fall,
[Am]Oh to [E]see ten thousand [Am]fall. E Am

The [Am]war soon being [C]over
she went and looked a[E]round,
A[Am]mong the dead and [C]wounded
her [F]darling boy she [C]found,
[Am]Oh her [E]darling boy she [Am]found. E Am

She [Am]picked him in her [C]little arms
and carried him to [E]town,
She [Am]sent for a phy[C]sician
to [F]quickly heal his [C]wounds,
[Am]Oh to [E]quickly heal his [Am]wounds. E Am

This [Am]couple they got [C]married,
so well did they a[E]gree,
This [Am]couple they got [C]married,
so [F]why not you and [C]me?
[Am]Oh, so [E]why not you and [Am]me? E Am