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Cara Dillon - Jacket So Blue
CAPO: 4th Fret
{INTRO:]   C      D    C  D  
[VERSE 1:]
A Cship's crew of Fsailors, as you Gmay underCstand
Bound for the West GIndies or some Fforeign Gland
There's Cone lad amongst them I Fwish I never Gknew
He's my Cbonnie, bonnie Fsailor with a Gjacket so Cblue
[VERSE 2:]
The first time I Fsaw my love, he'd a Gspy glass in his Chand
I went to talk Gto him, but Fhe would not Gstand
I Cwent to talk to him, but from Fme he Gflew
And my Cheart it went aFlong with him and his Gjacket so Amblue_F___G__C  D  F  G  
[VERSE 3:]
Says CI, "My noble saFilor, I'll buy yGour dischCarge
I'll free you from Gsailing and Fset you at Glarge
I'll Cfree you from that man-o-war, if your Fheart does be Gtrue
And I'd Cnever let a Fstain on your Gjacket so Cblue"
[VERSE 4:]
"Well" said I, "My noble Flady, you'll Gbuy my disCcharge
You'll free me from Gsailing and Fset me at Glarge
You'll Cfree me from that man-o-war, if my Fheart does be Gtrue
                          C            F        GN.C.   C  
Ah, but then what would my own lovely Scotch lassie do"
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   C      D    C      D    C      D    C  D  
[VERSE 5:]
"For CI have a Flassie in my Gown counteCry
And I would not Gslight her for her FpoverGty
If CI were to slight her, then my heart Fwouldn't be Gtrue
For she Cnever left a Fstain on my Gjacket so Amblue_F___"G  
[VERSE 6:]
I'll Cwrite off to FDublin to an Gartist of Cskill
And I'll have my love's Gpicture drawn out Fin its Gfull
I'll Cplace it in my chamber quite Fclose to my Gview
And I'll Csay I loved a Fsailor with a Gheart that was Ctrue
[OUTRO:]   C      D    C      D    C      D    C  D  

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Jacket So Blue

by Cara Dillon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Cara Dillon - Jacket So Blue

CAPO: 4th Fret

C D C D

{INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C F G C

A ship's crew of sailors, as you may understand

G F G

Bound for the West Indies or some foreign land

C F G

There's one lad amongst them I wish I never knew

C F G C

He's my bonnie, bonnie sailor with a jacket so blue

[VERSE 2:]

F G C

The first time I saw my love, he'd a spy glass in his hand

G F G

I went to talk to him, but he would not stand

C F G

I went to talk to him, but from me he flew

C F G Am F G C D F G

And my heart it went along with him and his jacket so blue______

[VERSE 3:]

C F G C

Says I, "My noble sailor, I'll buy your discharge

G F G

I'll free you from sailing and set you at large

C F G

I'll free you from that man-o-war, if your heart does be true

C F G C

And I'd never let a stain on your jacket so blue"

[VERSE 4:]

F G C

"Well" said I, "My noble lady, you'll buy my discharge

G F G

You'll free me from sailing and set me at large

C F G

You'll free me from that man-o-war, if my heart does be true

C F G C

N.C.

Ah, but then what would my own lovely Scotch lassie do"

C D C D C D C D

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 5:]

C F G C

"For I have a lassie in my own countery

G F G

And I would not slight her for her poverty

C F G

If I were to slight her, then my heart wouldn't be true

C F G Am F G

For she never left a stain on my jacket so blue____"

[VERSE 6:]

C F G C

I'll write off to Dublin to an artist of skill

G F G

And I'll have my love's picture drawn out in its full

C F G

I'll place it in my chamber quite close to my view

C F G C

And I'll say I loved a sailor with a heart that was true

C D C D C D C D

[OUTRO:]

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