{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1140419,"song":"Black Jack County Chain","artist":"Christy Moore","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11253624-black-jack-county-chain-chords-by-christy-moore/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1140419?type=chord","rating":4.81297,"votes":37,"content":"work out starting with Am and sus4 bending the second string up a note on the \r\nthird fret to start. Have a go it's a great tune.\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI was sittin' beside the road in Black Jack County.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nnot knowing that that the Sheriff paid a bounty,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nfor men like me that didn't have a penny to their name.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo he locked my leg to 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chains.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]                           \r\nAnd all we had to eat was bread and water,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nand each day we built the road a mile and a quarter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch] \r\na Black Snake Whip, would cut the back, of any man who complained,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nbut we couldn't fight back wearing 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chains.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]             \r\nOne night while the Sheriff was gently sleeping,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]E7[/ch]         \r\nwe all gathered round him slowly creeping,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nHeaven help me to forget that night in the cold cold rain,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]           \r\nwhen we beat him to death with 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chains.[/tab]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch],   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch], [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch], [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]  \r\nnow the whip marks are all healed and I'm thankful,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]E7[/ch]    \r\nthere's nothing but the scar around my ankle.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nbut most of all I'm glad no man will be a slave again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nto a Black Snake Whip, and 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nto a Black Snake Whip, and 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.[/tab]","plain_text":"work out starting with Am and sus4 bending the second string up a note on the \nthird fret to start. Have a go it's a great tune.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAm  G Am,   C E E7, Am G F E E7, Am F G Am","chords":["Am","G","C","E","E7","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}