Jacques Et Gilles chords

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[INTRO]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [G] [C] [F] [Em] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]

[VERSE 1]
[C]Jacques et [G]Gilles work [C]at the [G]mill
That [C]stands be[G]side the [C]water [G]
[C]Could be [G]Lowell, [C]could be [G]Lawrence
Or [F]Nashua, New [G]Hampshire

[VERSE 2]
[C]Jacques et [G]Gilles, they [C]hate the [G]mill
But [C]they’ve too many [G]sons and [C]daughters [G]
The [C]pay’s no [G]good, they [C]miss the [G]woods
So they [F]go and cut the [G]lumber in [C]Maine [G] [C] [G]

[VERSE 3]
[C]Jacques et [G]Gilles they’ve [C]left the [G]mill
To [C]cut down [G]trees in [C]winter [G]
[C]Little He[G]lene who’s [C]only [G]ten
She [F]knits and [C]spins and [F]sits and [C]folds
In [F]darkness [C]and in [F]hunger
[C]In the [G]cold mill by the frozen [C]water

[VERSE 4]
And St-Jean-[Am]Baptiste says, "[G]That’s okay[Am] [C]
Come [Am]pray to me[G] on [Dm7]Sunday [C]
We’ll [Am]cash your [G]notes, we’ll [Am]cast your [C]votes
Just [F]give me [G]some of that [C]money”[G] [C] [G]

[VERSE 5]
"[C]Tell me [G]mother, [C]sister and [G]brother
[C]You who [G]work be[C]side me [G]
[C]When will [G]we be [C]going [G]home
To the [F]chickens and [C]cows, the [F]horses and [C]sows
The [F]cousins and [C]friends and [F]loved-ones
Of our [C]native country?”[G] [C] [G]

[VERSE 6]
"Ah, [C]shut your [G]mouth my [C]daughter [G]dear
Go [C]fetch the [G]boss some [C]water [G]
And [C]just pre[G]tend ma [C]belle He[G]lene
That at the [F]borne-fon[C]taine
You [F]can’t compre[C]hend
That [G]Irish agi[C]tator”[G] [C] [G]

[VERSE 7]
Now we’re [Am]going down[G] to La Ma[Am]rique [C]
To [Am]work in the [G]mills of New [Dm7]Hampshire [C]
Two [Am]weeks we’ll [G]march like [Am]savages [C]
Down the [F]banks of the [G]Connecticut and the [C]Merrimac [G]rivers [C] [G]

[VERSE 8]
"[C]Why is [G]Paddy [C]such a bad [G]guy?
[C]Why is [G]he so [C]evil? [G]
He [C]wants more [G]pay for his[C] working [G]day
And he [F]says that kids like [G]me should be in [C]school”[G] [C] [G]

[VERSE 9]
"Ah, [C]ferme ta [G]gueule [C]ma p’tite [G]soeur
We’ll [C]start for [G]home to[C]morrow [G]
But [C]Paddy [G]Boyle and [C]Katy [G]Doyle
They’ve [F]left their [C]soil
They’ve [F]sailed a[C]way, they [F]can’t go [C]home
And [G]therein lies their anger[C] and their sorrow”[G] [C] [G]

[VERSE 10]
And the [C]old man [G]smells of [C]whisky-[G]blanc
Of to[C]bacco and [G]fine [C]leather [G]
And [C]all the [G]boys Ti-[C]Pit, Ti-[G]Jean
Ti-[F]Guy, Ti-[C]Gus, have [F]brand new [C]suits
And [F]all the [C]girls, new [F]coats and [C]hats
And Ma[F]dame Au[C]bry, a [F]gorgeous [C]hat of [G]Melton
With three fine [C]feathers [G] [C] [G]

[VERSE 11]
And we’re [Am]going [G]home to [Am]Cana[C]da
To La[Am] Beauce, our [G]beautiful [Dm7]country [C]
We’ll [Am]take the [G]new train from [Am]Nashua [C]
Our [F]pockets [G]filled with [C]American [G]money [C] [G] [C] [G]